What does Wole mean?

Wole as a boys' name is of Yoruban origin, and the meaning of Wole is "has come to home". A common Yoruba name used as a short form for names such as Olawole, Oyewole and Oluwole. Other short forms are Ola, Oye or Olu. Oluwole, meaning "God has come home", is one of the names of Wole Soyinka, the first African winner (1986) of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

ENDS WITH -le

ASSOCIATED WITH home, winner (champion), prize (gift), literature

Variations

How popular is Wole?

Wole is a rare first name for males and also a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Wole is alike in pronunciation to Al▼, Ole▼, Olle, Ull, Wil, Will▼, Yale, Yoel and Yule. Other recommended sound-alike names are Able, Bale, Cale▼, Cole, Colle, Coyle, Dale▼, Doyle▼, Erle, Gale▼, Hale, Jule, Kale▼, Kile, Kyle▼, Lale, Lyle▼, Nile, Noble, Rolle, Royle, Thole, Vale, Wade, Wake, Wald, Walt, Ware, Wild, Wilde, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wolf, Wolfe, Wolff, Woolf, Wulf, Wulfe, Wye, Wyler, Wylie and Zale. These names tend to be more commonly used than Wole.