Dele (name)

Dele is a Nigerian given name and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "come home" It is also a diminutive of names such as Ayodele (joy comes home), Akindele (warrior comes home), Oladele (wealth comes home), Oludele (God/my lord comes home), Adedele (crown/royalty comes home), etc.

Given name
People with the given name Dele include:
 * Dele Adebola (born 1975), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Adeleye (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Aiyenugba (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Ajiboye (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Alli (born 1996), English footballer
 * Dele Charley (1948–1993), Sierra Leonean writer and playwright
 * Dele Joseph Ezeoba (born 1958), Nigerian Navy admiral
 * Dele Giwa (1947-1986), Nigerian journalist
 * Dele Jegede (born 1945), Nigerian-American painter, art historian, cartoonist, curator, and teacher
 * Dele Momodu (born 1960), Nigerian journalist, publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker
 * Dele Odule (born, 1961), Nigerian actor
 * Dele Olaoye (born 1982), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Olojede (born 1961), Nigerian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
 * Dele Olorundare (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
 * Dele Sosimi (born 1963), Nigerian-British musician

Surname
People with the surname Dele include:
 * Bison Dele (1969-2002), American professional basketball player
 * Gilbert Delé (born 1964), French professional boxer.
 * Jonathan Dele (1944–2017), Nigerian boxer of the 1960s and '70s