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Omowale
Ọmọwálé
/oh-moh-WAH-leh/
Yoruba
· a boy or girl’s name
“The child has come home”
How to say it
oh-moh-WAH-leh
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Ọmọwálé
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Omowale
Ọmọwálé
Nicknames & short forms
Wale
From the same family
01
Omowumi
“The child delights me”
Yoruba
female
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02
Omowunmi
“This child delights me and fills my heart with happiness.”
Yoruba
female
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