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Wole

WOH-leh

/ˈwoʊlɛ/

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wole

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Yoruba (Nigeria)
Meaning
Enter the house of honor; honor enters the house
Gender
male

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Name of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Wole Soyinka

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