Bankole
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | build my house for me |
| Region of origin | South Western Nigeria |
Bankole is a West African given name and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "build my house for me".[1][2][3]
Surname
[edit]- Ademola Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian football manager
- Adunni Bankole (1959–2015), Nigerian society matriarch and businesswoman
- Alani Bankole, Nigerian Egba businessman and chieftain
- Ayo Bankole (1935–1976), Nigerian composer
- Dimeji Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian politician
- Herbert Bankole-Bright (1883–1958), Sierra Leonean politician
- Isaach de Bankolé (born 1957), Ivorian actor
- Kehinde Bankole, Nigerian actress, model and television host.
Given name
[edit]- Bankole Cardoso, Nigerian businessman
- Banky W., Nigerian musician and actor
- Bankole Timothy (1923–1994), Sierra Leonean journalist
References
[edit]- ^ Connie Lockhart Ellefson (1987). The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names. Betterway Publications. p. 135. ISBN 9780932620842.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ 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.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Bankole". Online Nigeria: Nigerian Names and Meaning.
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