Adekunle Explained

Adékúnlé is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty fills up the (family) house."^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notable people with the name includes:

Given name

• Adekunle Adejuyigbe, Nigerian filmmaker and producer
• Adekunle Adesoji, Nigerian Paralymupic sprinter
• Adekunle Adeyeye (born 1968), Nigerian academic and university administrator
• Adekunle Adeyoola, Nigerian gospel rap artist, actor, and businessman
• Adekunle Akinlade (born 1969), Nigerian politician
• Adekunle Fajuyi (1926–1966), Nigerian Army officer and martyred military governor of Western Nigeria
• Adekunle Gold (born 1987), Nigerian musician
• Adekunle Lawal (1934–1980), Nigerian military officer and former Governor of Lagos State
• Adekunle Lukmon (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
• Adekunle Ojora (born 1932), Nigerian businessman
• Michael Adekunle Ajasin (1908–1997), Nigerian politician

Surname

• Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian Army officer who led the successful assault on Biafra in the Nigerian Civil War
• Prince Adekunle, Nigerian musician

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks. P.. Coates. R.. McClure. P.. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. 2016. 978-0-19-252747-9. 7 September 2018. 15.
2. Book: 1,001 African Names: First and Last Names from the African Continent. registration. adekunle name meaning Yoruba.. Julia Stewart. 1996. Carol Publishing Group. 978-0-8065-1737-7.
3. Book: Africanisms in American Culture. 407. Indiana University Press. Joseph Holloway. 2005. 9780806517377.