Adeola is from the Yoruba adé (crown) + olá (wealth, honor) — crown of wealth or royal honor. A modern American baby name in the broader Yoruba-Nigerian heritage aesthetic. Adeola is one of the foundational Yoruba royal-honorific feminine names — used across the Yoruba diaspora. Notable bearers include Sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony Adeola — Nigerian businessman; Adeola Williams — Nigerian actress and model; Adeola Aladekomo — Nigerian businesswoman and CEO. Foundational royal-prefix Yoruba naming convention (alongside Adejoke, Adesewa, Adesua, Adetoun, Adekemi) — all variations of adé (crown) compound names expressing royal lineage or honor.
Featured throughout Yoruba heritage.
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Adeola reduces to five.