Adélẹ́yẹ is a surname of
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
origin, and meaning "the crown or royalty owns chieftaincy".
Notable people with the surname include:
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David Adeleye
David Bankole Adeleye (born 16 November 1996) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2013 English National Junior Championships in the heavyweight event.
Early life
Adeleye was born on 16 November 1996 in London, E ...
(born 1996), British boxer
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Dele Adeleye
Ayodele "Dele" Adeleye (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
Adeleye is a defender who was born in Lagos and made his debut in professional football as part of the Shootin ...
(born 1988), Nigerian footballer
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John Adeleye
''The X Factor'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The series saw the creation of the boy band One Direction, from boys who ...
(born 1980), English singer
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Ryan Adeleye
Ryan Alexander Hezekiah Adeleye ( he, ריאן אלכסנדר חזקיה אדלי; born April 28, 1987, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an Americans, American-Israeli professional association football, soccer player who currently plays for Atlantic ...
(born 1987), American-Israeli soccer player
References
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