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Character Name

Adeola

Meaning — See entry 64. The crown brings honour — a neutral Yoruba name of regal bearing used for both men and women.·Yoruba origin·Gender-Neutral·ah-day-OH-lah

Adeola See entry 64 (Adeola) — the person of instinctive dignified bearing, the natural aristocrat whose authority is worn without self-consciousness.

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AdeolaDeola

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Adeola AdeyemiAdeola AdesanyaAdeola AlabiAdeola OkonkwoAdeola Fashola

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