Adebowale

Adebowale
Gender	Male
Language	Yoruba
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	The crown or royalty returns back home.
Region of origin	South West, Nigeria

Adébọ̀wálé ^ⓘ is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty returns back home".^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Nigerian physician-scientist and genetic epidemiologist
Adebowale Adefuye (1947–2015), Nigerian diplomat and historian
Adebowale Ogungbure (born 1981), Nigerian footballer

Surname

Bayo Adebowale (born 1944), Nigerian poet, writer, critic and librarian
Emmanuel Adebowale (born 1997), English footballer
Michael Adebowale (born 1991), Islamist convicted of the murder of Lee Rigby
Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale (born 1962), British politician

References

↑ 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.

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-1] 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.

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