At a Glance
- 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
- Pronunciation
- oh-moh-LAH-rah
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.
How to Pronounce Ọmọlára
oh-moh-LAH-rahIPA /ɔ̄mɔ̄lárā/
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