Dele (name)

Dele is a Nigerian given name and surname of Yoruba meaning "come home"^[1]

Given name

People with the given name Dele include:

Dele Adebola (born 1975), Nigerian footballer
Dele Adeleye (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
Dele Aiyenugba (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
Dele Ajiboye (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
Dele Alli (born 1996), English footballer
Dele Charley (1948–1993), Sierra Leonean writer and playwright
Dele Joseph Ezeoba (born 1958), Nigerian Navy admiral
Dele Giwa (died 1986), Nigerian journalist
Dele Jegede (born 1945), Nigerian-American painter, art historian, cartoonist, curator, and teacher
Dele Momodu (born 1960), Nigerian journalist, publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker
Dele Odule (born, 1961), Nigerian actor
Dele Olajide (born, 1957), British-Nigerian Open Source solutions architect and software developer
Dele Olaoye (born 1982), Nigerian footballer
Dele Olojede (born 1961), Nigerian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Dele Olorundare (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
Dele Sosimi (born 1963), Nigerian-British musician
Dele Young (born 1964), Kenyan tennis player

Surname

People with the surname Dele include:

Bison Dele (1969-2002), American professional basketball player
Gilbert Delé (born 1964), French professional boxer.
Jonathan Dele (born 1946), Nigerian boxer of the 1960s and '70s

References

^ Kayode J. Fakinlede (2005). Beginner's Yoruba. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-78-1810-692.

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[1] Kayode J. Fakinlede (2005). Beginner's Yoruba. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-78-1810-692.

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