Bankole
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | Build me a house |
| Region of origin | South Western Nigeria |
Bankole ⓘ is a Nigerian Yoruba name and surname typically given to males. It translates to "Build me a house.".[1][2][3][4] It is commonly used as both a first and last name, reflecting Yoruba cultural values. The diminutive forms include Bámikọ́lé same in meaning and Kọ́lé which is the shorter form.
Surname
- Dimeji Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian politician
- Ademola Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian football manager
- Yomi Bankole (1960 – 2012), Nigerian table tennis player
- Adunni Bankole (1959–2015), Nigerian society matriarch and businesswoman
- Alani Bankole (born 1941), Nigerian Egba businessman and chieftain
- Ayo Bankole (1935–1976), Nigerian composer
- Herbert Bankole-Bright (1883–1958), Sierra Leonean politician
- Adebayo Johnson Bankole (born 1945), Nigerian politician
- Isaach de Bankolé (born 1957), Ivorian actor
- Kehinde Bankole (born 1985), Nigerian actress, model and television host.
- Ornella Bankole (born 1997), French basketball player
- Bankole Oki (c. 1919–2010), Nigerian lawyer
Given name
- Bankole Cardoso, Nigerian businessman
- Bankole Adekuoroye (born 1996), Nigerian football player
- Banky W. (born 1981), Nigerian musician and actor
- Bankole Timothy (1923–1994), Sierra Leonean journalist
References
- ↑ "Bánkọ́lé". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ Connie Lockhart Ellefson (1987). The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications. p. 135. ISBN 9780932620842 – via Pennsylvania State University.
- ↑ Samuel Gyasi Obeng (2001). African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Personal Names in Akan and Some African Societies Volume 8. LINCOM Europa. ISBN 9783895864315 – via The University of Michigan.
- ↑ "Bankole". Online Nigeria: Nigerian Names and Meaning.