Dele (name)
Dele is a Nigerian given name and surname of Yoruba meaning "come home"[1] It is also a diminutive of names such as Ayodele (joy comes home), Akindele (warrior comes home), Oladele (wealth comes home), Oludele (God/my lord comes home), Adedele (crown/royalty comes home), etc.
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 (1947-1986), 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 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
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
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