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Wole

“Enter this house; come home”

WOH-leh

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Origin

Yoruba

Language

Niger-Congo

Pronunciation

WOH-leh

Gender

male

Cultural Significance

A Yoruba name welcoming the child into the family home. Made globally famous by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka.

Variants & Spellings

Oluwole

Notable People

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate

Related Names

Babatunde

Father has returned

Adewale

The crown has come home

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