Adébùkọ́la: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Adébùkọ́la – Meaning: The crown adds to (our) honor/wealth (adé + bù 'add a portion' + ọlá 'honor/wealth') – Origin: Yoruba (compound name) – Gender: Unisex


Adébùkọ́la is a Yoruba (compound name) unisex name meaning “The crown adds to (our) honor/wealth (adé + bù 'add a portion' + ọlá 'honor/wealth')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Yoruba Baby Names Full of Meaning and Cultural Pride.

Meaning & Origin of Adébùkọ́la

Meaning: The crown adds to (our) honor/wealth (adé + bù 'add a portion' + ọlá 'honor/wealth').

Origin: Yoruba (compound name).

A common claim: Crown adds wealth to home Actually: 'To home' isn't well supported — ọlá means honor/wealth/glory, not 'home' (that would be ilé); better read as 'the crown adds honor/wealth.'

Popularity of Adébùkọ́la

Adébùkọ́la doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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