• Origin: Yoruba
• Meaning: “rest in wealth, nobility or success.”
• Gender: feminine
• (SIM-mee-SOH-lah)

The name is composed of the Yoruba elements, sinmi (rest, relax), sí (into) and ọlá (wealth, nobility, success, notability).

It is the title of the 1994 novel by Ruth Wendell.

It is also borne by Simisola Kosoko (b.1988), better known as Simi, a Nigerian singer & actress.

Sources

• http://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Simisola
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/simisola