Yoruba · Unisex name
Iyiola
“the honour of wealth”
About the name Iyiola
Iyiola is a Yoruba name combining iyi ‘honour, prestige’ and ola ‘wealth, honour’, and is usually translated ‘the honour of wealth’ or ‘the prestige of wealth’. It belongs to a large family of Yoruba names built on ola, such as Olamide and Folasade, which express the prosperity or standing of the family into which a child is born. The name is given to both boys and girls in Nigeria and the Yoruba diaspora.
- Meaning
- the honour of wealth
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- ee-YO-lah(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Iyiola
- Iyiola Adeola
- Iyiola Temitope
- Iyiola Oluwaseun
- Iyiola Fisayo
- Iyiola Toluwa
Questions about Iyiola
- What does Iyiola mean?
- Iyiola is a Yoruba name meaning "the honour of wealth".
- How do you pronounce Iyiola?
- Iyiola is pronounced ee-YO-lah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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