Adé audioⓘ (/əˈdi/ or /ɑːˈdeɪ/) is a popular Nigerian given name or nickname, which means "crown" or "royalty" in the Yorùbá language.
[1] Often times, the name ‘Ade’ is associated with someone from a royal family or someone from a royal lineage.
It is often short for names such as Adébọlá which means ‘crown meets wealth’, Adéọlá which denotes ‘crown of wealth’ or Adéwálé which means ‘the crown’s return’.
It is also short for Adrian.