Ọlábámbọ̀
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Meaning
fortune returned with me
Ọlá (fortune, wealth, honour) with bá (together with), mi (me) and bọ̀ (to return): the child is read as fortune that came back. The dictionary records it also as Bámbọ̀ and Bámibọ̀, the forms most often heard in use.
Who carries it
Also written: Bámbọ̀, Bámibọ̀.
Provenance
- generated: 2026-08-07
- source: Yorùbá Names Project dictionary (yorubaname.com/entries/Ọlábámbọ̀), morphology ọlá-bá-mi-bọ̀, read 2026-08-07; not yet editor-verified there, and awaiting community affirmation here. attested by a living bearer of the name, 2026-08-07: Borne as a given (middle) name, consistent with the type recorded here.
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