Adewale as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adewale

What is the meaning of the name Adewale ?

The baby name Adewale is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-DEH-wah-leh (approx. IPA: /ɑdɛˈwɑlɛ/).

Adewale is Yoruba in Origin.

Adewale (Yorùbá: Adéwálé, pronounced ah-deh-WAH-leh) is a masculine Yorùbá given name from southwestern Nigeria. Built from adé “crown, royalty” and wálé “has come home/returned,” it conveys “the crown has come home” or “royalty returns.” Families use it to celebrate a child whose birth restores honor, continues a chieftaincy line, or arrives after a parent’s return from journeying; like many Yorùbá names, it encodes blessing and circumstance.

Longstanding across Yorùbá-speaking communities, Adewale remains common in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and travels widely through the diaspora. It functions both as a given name and, less often, as a surname. Variants include Adéwálé (with diacritics) and Adewale (undiacritized spelling); short forms are Wálé and Adé. Related “Adé-” names include Adeola, Adebola, Adewole, and Adebayo. Notable bearers include actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and NFL player Adewale Ogunleye.