I wonder what could be the meaning of the name in yoruba as the same name is borne by some tribe in the north especially hausa. Please, who knows the meaning?

Check out these links

http://www.ancientfaces.com/surname/lawal-family-history/714339

http://www.researchmyname.com/Lawal/index.htm

@shollypopz, thanks for those links, but not totally conclusive.

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Olawale

Lawal is a Muslim name, it's Muhammad Awwal,

haykes:
Lawal is a Muslim name, it's Muhammad Awwal,

Why then does it have double 'w' and single 'L' instead of vice versa?

chijiblaze:

Why then does it have double 'w' and single 'L' instead of vice versa?

is Arabic language that is the right way to write it

haykes:
Lawal is a Muslim name, it's Muhammad Awwal,

How do you explain the fact that only Nigerian people bear the name? Other Arabic cultures use such varieties of the name as: Awwal , Aouar but not Lawal.

chijiblaze:

How do you explain the fact that only Nigerian people bear the name? Other Arabic cultures use such varieties of the name as: Awwal , Aouar but not Lawal.

But you understand Nigerian na that they know how to spoil name

chijiblaze:

How do you explain the fact that only Nigerian people bear the name? Other Arabic cultures use such varieties of the name as: Awwal , Aouar but not Lawal.

Yoruba sabi short name lol

Lai is Abdullahi
Bakare is Abubakar
Mero is Maryam
Muama is Muhammad

SlyDev:


Yoruba sabi short name lol

Lai is Abdullahi
Bakare is Abubakar
Mero is Maryam
Muama is Muhammad

I'd agree with you on Bakare and Muama being Abu-Bakr and Muhammad but then, I think…

Lai = Laiwola,
Mero = ?? (note: Maryam has neither 'e' nor 'o').

chijiblaze:

I'd agree with you on Bakare and Muama being Abu-Bakr and Muhammad but then, I think…

Lai = Laiwola,
Mero = ?? (note: Maryam has neither 'e' nor 'o').

Mero is Maryam ask around
Abdullahi is lai
Nope even Lamidi is Abdul Amid


The reason why Awwal is Lawal
Is that Lawal = Muhammadu li Awwal
Meaning Muhammad the first since there are many Muhammad, the first one is the prophet.
Yoruba then short it to Lawal

SlyDev:


Mero is Maryam ask around
Abdullahi is lai
Nope even Lamidi is Abdul Amid


The reason why Awwal is Lawal
Is that Lawal = Muhammadu li Awwal
Meaning Muhammad the first since there are many Muhammad, the first one is the prophet.
Yoruba then short it to Lawal

Abdullahi = Abudu (in Yoruba)
Lai is Olayiwola.

Barcelona2021:

Abdullahi = Abudu (in Yoruba)
Lai is Olayiwola.

Hmm maybe

SlyDev:


Mero is Maryam ask around
Abdullahi is lai
Nope even Lamidi is Abdul Amid


The reason why Awwal is Lawal
Is that Lawal = Muhammadu li Awwal
Meaning Muhammad the first since there are many Muhammad, the first one is the prophet.
Yoruba then short it to Lawal

And what name do you call the second Muhammad? Or even the third… Is there one?

chijiblaze:


And what name do you call the second Muhammad? Or even the third… Is there one?

Second Muhammad is Muhammadu Thanni
Third Muhammad is Muhammadu Thalith

Yorùbá call Muhammadu Thanni= Sanni

Haven't you noticed that mostly Muslim Yorùbás or Yorùbás with Muslim father's are those that usually end up with the name Sanni and Lawal?

First Muhammad is Muhammadu Li-Awal. Yorùbás shorten it to Lawal. They shorten Thanni to Sanni. Most of the times there's no third Muhammad. Islam has been in Yorùbá land for almost 1000 years Yorùbás even call some Arabic letters with Yorùbá accent. So don't worry, Lawal is definitely of Arabic origin in Yorùbá tongue.