Bankole is a Nigerian Yoruba name and surname typically given to males. It translates to "Build me a house.". It is commonly used as both a first and last name, reflecting Yoruba cultural values. The diminutive forms include Bámikọ́lé same in meaning and Kọ́lé which is the shorter form.
Surname Dimeji Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian politician Ademola Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian football manager Yomi Bankole (1960–2012), Nigerian table tennis player Adunni Bankole (1959–2015), Nigerian society matriarch and businesswoman Alani Bankole (born 1941), Nigerian Egba businessman and chieftain Ayo Bankole (1935–1976), Nigerian composer Herbert Bankole-Bright (1883–1958), Sierra Leonean politician Adebayo Johnson Bankole (born 1945), Nigerian politician Isaach de Bankolé (born 1957), Ivorian actor Kehinde Bankole (born 1985), Nigerian actress, model and television host Ornella Bankole (born 1997), French basketball player
Given name Bankole Cardoso, Nigerian businessman Bankole Adekuoroye (born 1996), Nigerian football player Banky W. (born 1981), Nigerian musician and actor Bankole Timothy (1923–1994), Sierra Leonean journalist Bankole Oki (c. 1919 – 2010), Nigerian lawyer References