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'''Adebowale''' is both a surname and a given name of [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] origin, meaning "the king/crown/royalty came back home".<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book
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== Given name ==
* [[Adebowale A. Adeyemo]], Nigerian physician-scientist and genetic epidemiologist
* [[Adebowale Adefuye]] (1947–2015), Nigerian diplomat and historian
* [[Adebowale Ogungbure]] (born 1981), Nigerian footballer

== Surname ==


* [[Bayo Adebowale]] (born 1944), Nigerian poet, writer, critic and librarian
* [[Bayo Adebowale]] (born 1944), Nigerian poet, writer, critic and librarian
*[[Emmanuel Adebowale]] (born 1997), English footballer
* Michael Adebowale (born 1991), Islamist convicted of the [[murder of Lee Rigby]]
* Michael Adebowale (born 1991), Islamist convicted of the [[murder of Lee Rigby]]
* [[Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale]] (born 1962), British politician
* [[Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale]] (born 1962), British politician
* [[Adebowale Adefuye]] (1947–2015), Nigerian diplomat and historian
* [[Adebowale Ogungbure]] (born 1981), Nigerian footballer


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Adebowale
GenderMale
Language(s)Yoruba
Origin
Word/nameNigeria
MeaningThe crown or royalty returns back home.
Region of originSouth West, Nigeria

Adébọ̀wálé is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty returns back home".[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 7 September 2018.