Omolola

• Origin: Yoruba
• Meaning: “the child is wealth.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: OH-moh-LOH-lah

The name is composed of the Yoruba words ômô (child) and öröôlá (wealth).

It is often shortened to Lola.

A notable bearer is British actress, Lola Young (nee Margaret Omolola), Baroness Young of Hornsey (b. 1951).

Sources

• http://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Omolola
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/omolola/submitted