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[Facts] Adewale
Does anyone know the meaning of Adewale? It is most likely Swahili or Yoruba. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is an actor of Nigerian decent."It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. TolkienVOTE on my Name List
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Google searches for Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje list his Yoruba name meaning the same as Adebowale.Here is a tv interview transcript with him where he explains the meaning of his name:
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200601/20060120_akinnuoyeagbaje.html
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Thanks!That makes sense. I thought I had run across Adewale on her before and I couldn't find it this time. I guess it must have Adebowale that I had seen.
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I had the same feeling! :-)
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