Dele (name) explained


Délé
Gender:	Unisex
Language:	Yoruba
Origin:	Nigerian
Meaning:	arrive home
Region:	South-West Nigeria

Dele also Délé is a Nigerian given name and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "arrive home"^[1] It is also a diminutive of names such as Ayọ̀délé (joy arrived home), Akindélé (warrior arrived home), Oladélé (wealth arrived home), Olúdélé (Lord arrives home), Adédélé(crown/royalty arrives home), etc.

Notable People with the given name

Sports

Dele Adebola (born 1975), Nigerian footballer
Dele Olorundare (born 1992), 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 Olaoye (born 1982), Nigerian footballer

Writers

Dele Charley (1948–1993), Sierra Leonean writer and playwright
Dele Olojede (born 1961), Nigerian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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

Others

Dele Odule (born, 1961), Nigerian actor
Dele Sosimi (born 1963), Nigerian-British musician
Dele Joseph Ezeoba (born 1958), Nigerian Navy admiral

Surname

People with the surname Dele include:

Bison Dele (1969-2002), American professional basketball player
Gilbert Delé (born 1964), French professional boxer.
Jonathan Dele (1944–2017), Nigerian boxer of the 1960s and '70s

Notes and References

Book: Beginner's Yoruba. Kayode J. Fakinlede. Hippocrene Books. 2005. 978-0-78-1810-692.