Ọmọlára: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ọmọlára – Meaning: A child who belongs to the family, one of our own flesh, from ọmọ ('child') + lára (from ara, 'body/flesh/kin') – Origin: Yoruba – Gender: Girl


Ọmọlára is a Yoruba girl's name meaning “A child who belongs to the family, one of our own flesh, from ọmọ ('child') + lára (from ara, 'body/flesh/kin')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Yoruba Baby Names Full of Meaning and Cultural Pride.

Meaning & Origin of Ọmọlára

Meaning: A child who belongs to the family, one of our own flesh, from ọmọ ('child') + lára (from ara, 'body/flesh/kin').

Origin: Yoruba.

A common claim: Child born with love Actually: Often glossed as 'child born with love,' but ara means body/flesh/kin, not love -- the name is closer to 'child of our own family/flesh' than a statement about love.

Popularity of Ọmọlára

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1985–2021.

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