- Origin: Yoruba
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciation:
- Yoruba: (FOH-lah-SHAH-day); (shah-DAY);
- Eng (Shar-day)
Ṣadé is from the Yoruba name, Fọláṣadé, which is composed of the elements, fi (use); ọlá (royalty, wealth), ṣe (perform) and adé (crown).
Ṣadé itself, and its anglicized offshoots of Sharday and sometimes Shardae, was popularized in the English-speaking world by Nigerian-British singer, Ṣadé Adu (nee Helen Fọláṣadé Adu, b. 1959).
Ṣadé appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 between 1985-2002, and peaked at #213 in 1986.
Other anglicized offshoots include Chardae and Charday.
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