Baby name
CLASSIC
🇺🇸 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 Adewale
/ah · deh · WAH · leh/
Meaning
“The crown returned”
Yoruba compound name meaning the crown has come home; traditionally given to children whose birth was seen as fulfilling a prophecy or completing a family.
Nicknames
wale
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Culturally anchored and ages well; the meaning is too resonant to feel dated.
The cultural moment.
Long-standing classic in Nigeria; recognized in UK and US Yoruba communities throughout the 2000s and 2010s.