• Origin: Yoruba
• Meaning: “the Lord’s kin” or “the Lord’s Miracle.”
• Gender: unisex
• Pronunciation: AH-raw-OH-loo-wah

These are separate names but they have identical pronunciation. The former is from the Yoruba phrase ará-olúwa (the Lord’s kin), while the latter is derived from àrà-olúwa, meaning, (the Lord’s wonder).

A common short form is Ara.

Sources

• https://www.yorubaname.com/entries/Araoluwa