karleone:
Seems we're in for a naming ceremony today. Keep the names coming.
Hope they have Chisomola?

amicable09:

For real?
But there is an abimbawealth moniker, does it mean Abimbola in Yoruba? And then I used to think Olamide means sth about wealth coming. Why do they have Olamide and Abimbola if they mean the same thing?

amicable09:

Lol. They can't have "Chi" in their names but they have Sola, I think.

amicable09:
Hahahaha. ProudPeacock' let me speak all na... lol, all for love.

whizqueen:

Sorry to intrude

I almost choked laughing reading this

teechudleyy:


Maybe we should go to d culture segment of Nairaland. Ders no letter c in the yoruba alphabet.

Lero15:


Bros,

Beau49 is sweet 16 jor

HazzanAsher:



Whose pant's on fire? Mine or yours?
See this over matured aunty claiming to be small girl. How you come sabi talk say pants on fire. Its a statement for the big mammas

LastMumu:
Do you guys know a popular soft drink brand got its name and success from the Yoruba name Ola?

History has it that in 1759, when the Brits landed on the shore of Lagos, in their bid to colonize the place now called Nigeria, one of major Lords (Lord Snowbelly) that travelled with them fell in love with the daughter of an Ifa priest called Adenike. Just before Snowbelly was about to go back to England, Adenike rushed into her father's shrine and brought out a black stuff which she claimed to a sweetener brought by Ifa when he landed on earth. She said the name of the flavor is called Koka kola (Get bent and get wealth), that flavour has been the secret flavour behind the success of the Coca-Cola soft drink.

amicable09:

Teechudleyy said Abimbola is not born into wealth, that's Abisola.
Yoruba romance with wealth sha! lol. Even Hausas have not taken the matter like this into names. Lol

ProudOlodo:

Ola doesn't mean 'wealth' all the time

ProudOlodo:
Ola doesn't mean 'wealth' all the time

teechudleyy:


That's d lost in translation part. I don't even know how to explain it.

ProudOlodo:

Exactly. In names like 'olaoluwa', to translate it as 'wealth' defeats the meaning. I think while 'wealth' is often the most fitting translation, most names are intended to combine it with other meanings like 'honour', 'virtue', etc. Like you said, translation hardly captures it all

ProudOlodo:

Exactly. In names like 'olaoluwa', to translate it as 'wealth' defeats the meaning. I think while 'wealth' is often the most fitting translation, most names are intended to combine it with other meanings like 'honour', 'virtue', etc. Like you said, translation hardly captures it all
cc: amicable09

teechudleyy:


Yeah... Like Olaoluwa to mean means Gods grace. In the process of explaining... One might further confuse ppl.

amicable09:

No o, that's not it. It is Oriofe

teechudleyy:

Yeah... Like Olaoluwa to mean means Gods grace. In the process of explaining... One might further confuse ppl.

amicable09:

Olaoluwa will simply mean wealthy God or God of wealth na. There is nothing lost in the translation.

ProudOlodo:

Lol. It's also easy to get oneself confused too. See the abimibiola and abimibaola...one can never tell which one is exactly intended

Lol. That translation is not right. You may not understand

teechudleyy:
I think ola in some contexts and ore ofe could be synonyms.

amicable09:

Olaoluwa will simply mean wealthy God or God of wealth na. There is nothing lost in the translation.

ProudOlodo:

Lol. That translation is not right. You may not understand

amicable09:

Mmmh... this is deep and wide!
BTW, thanks for the correct spelling of that Yoruba grace word.

teechudleyy:
That's so wrong.
When a person says in yoruba "Ola Olorun in mo n je o."
Or "Ola Iya to bi wa" -
They never mean wealth in these cases

teechudleyy:


Lol. Ur too smart. I knew u WD catch DAT. Oriofe WD mean free head

amicable09:

Lol. Just one letter and the meaning is this bad! Lol. I shall not have a free head oooo... Oruko Jesu!

amicable09:

For real?
But there is an abimbawealth moniker, does it mean Abimbola in Yoruba? And then I used to think Olamide means sth about wealth coming. Why do they have Olamide and Abimbola if they mean the same thing?

teechudleyy:

Yes. You are so right.

abimbawealth:
My moniker don cause katakata ooo...

ProudOlodo:

Now trending...#abimbawealth

amicable09:
Lol. Not I may not understand but I do not understand.