Bankole

{{Infobox Given name|name=Bankole|gender=Male|language=Yoruba|origin=Nigeria|region=South Western Nigeria|meaning=Build me a house}}

Bankole {{Audio|Yo-Bankole.ogg|audio}} is a Nigerian Yoruba name and surname typically given to males. It translates to "Build me a house.".{{Cite web |title=Bánkọ́lé |url=https://www.yorubaname.com/entries/B%C3%A1nk%E1%BB%8D%CC%81l%C3%A9 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.yorubaname.com |language=en}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsvrAAAAMAAJ|title=The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names|author=Connie Lockhart Ellefson|publisher=Betterway Publications|year=1987|work=Pennsylvania State University|isbn=9780932620842|page=135}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5xkAAAAMAAJ| title=African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Personal Names in Akan and Some African Societies Volume 8|author=Samuel Gyasi Obeng |author-link=Samuel Obeng (linguist) |publisher=LINCOM Europa|work=The University of Michigan|year=2001|isbn=9783895864315}}{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.asp?blurb=4005|title=Bankole|website=Online Nigeria: Nigerian Names and Meaning}} 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.