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Busola

Bùsọ́lá

/boo-SOH-lah/Yoruba · a boy or girl’s name

“Add to wealth and honor”

How to say it: boo-SOH-lah
Traditional Yoruba spelling: Bùsọ́lá
Used in: Nigeria, Benin
How common: very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BusolaBùsọ́lá

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

01Abimbola“Born to meet wealth”Yorubaany→︎02Abiola“Born into wealth and honor”Yorubaany→︎03Abisola“Born into wealth”Yorubafemale→︎04Abolanle“Born into wealth, honour, or a noble family.”Yorubafemale→︎05Adebola“The crown brings wealth and honor”Yorubaany→︎06Adebukola“The crown has added to wealth/honour.”Yorubafemale→︎07Adebusola“The crown has added to wealth/honour.”Yorubafemale→︎08Adegbola“The crown has received/brought wealth or honour.”Yorubamale→︎09Ademola“The crown knows wealth and honor”Yorubamale→︎10Adeola“The crown is wealth and honor”Yorubaany→︎11Aderinsola“Walking into wealth and honor”Yorubafemale→︎12Adesola“The crown creates wealth and honor”Yorubaany→︎