Folasade is a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "rule with nobility" in Yoruba.Notable BearersNotable people with the name include Folasade Baderinwa (born 1969), an American broadcast journalist known as Sade Baderinwa; Folasade Ogunsola (born 1958), a Nigerian microbiologist and professor; and Helen Folasade Adu (born 1959), a Nigerian-born British singer known mononymously as Sade. The name is often shortened to Sade, a diminutive form used in artistic and professional contexts.Meaning: "rule with nobility"Origin: YorubaType: First nameUsage regions: Primarily among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and in the diaspora