Kọlade

See also: kolade

Yoruba

Etymology

From kó (“to bring”) +‎ ọlá (“honor, wealth”) +‎ dé (“to arrive”), literally “To arrive bringing honor”[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ́.lá.dé/

Proper noun

Kọ́ládé

  1. a male given name meaning “Bring honor home”[2], usually a shortening of a longer name
  2. a surname

Derived terms
  • Adékọ́ládé (“Royalty has brought honor home”)
  • Akọ́ládé (“the one who has brought honor home”)
  • Ifákọ́ládé (“Ifá has brought honor home”)
  • Kọ́lá
  • Olúkọ́ládé (“The lord/warrior has brought honor home”)
  • Olúkọ́ládé (“The lord/warrior has brought honor home”)
  • Ògúnkọ́ládé (“Ògún has brought honor home”)
  • Kọ́lápọ̀
  • Kọ́láwọlé

Descendants
  • → English: Kolade

References
  1. “Kọ́ládé”, in YorùbáName.com
  2. Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher (November 24, 1993), “Preliminary Lesson: Social Interactions”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 8
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