Adeleke
Appearance
Adélékè (pronounced [ādélékè]) is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown/royalty triumphs" (a compound of adé "crown, royalty" and lékè "triumph"). It may be shortened to Lékè.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Adeleke Adekunle (born 2002), Nigerian footballer
- Adeleke Akinyemi (born 1998), Nigerian footballer
- Adeleke Mamora (born 1953), Nigerian politician
- Adeleke "Leke" Oyede (born 1986), Nigerian cricketer
- Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele (1932–2020), Nigerian business consultant and civil servant
Surname
[edit]- Adebayo Adeleke (born 1980), U.S. veteran
- Adedeji Adeleke (born 1957), founder and president of Adeleke University
- Ademola Adeleke (born 1960), Nigerian politician
- Ayoola Adeleke (born 1923), Nigerian politician
- David Adedeji Adeleke (born 1992), known as Davido, Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer
- Dolapo Adeleke (born 1990), Nigerian filmmaker
- Isiaka Adeleke (1955–2017), Nigerian politician
- Kenny Adeleke (born 1983), Nigerian basketball player
- Rhasidat Adeleke (born 2002), Irish sprinter
- Seyi Adeleke (born 1991), Nigerian footballer
- Tobi Adeleke (born 2003), Nigerian footballer
- Tunde Adeleke (born 1995), Nigerian-Canadian footballer.
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Adélékè". YorubaNames. Retrieved 19 July 2022.