Omoshalewa
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| Gender | Female |
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| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Region of origin | South-west Nigeria |
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Omoshalewa is a Nigerian feminine given name of Yoruba origin meaning "The child selected this house to come to." The name is constructed from the words “ọmọ” (child), “ṣà” (select or pick), “ilé” (house), and “wá” (come to), with the morphological structure ọmọ-ṣà-ilé-wá. Variants of the name include Ṣhaléwá and Ọmọ́saléwá.[1][2][3][4]
Notable people with the given name
[edit]- Shalewa Ashafa, Nollywood actress
References
[edit]- ^ "Omosalewa - Girl's name meaning, Origin, Language, Gender & Popularity". Babymigo. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Ọmọ́ṣaléwá". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Omoshalewa Pronunciation". www.howtopronounce.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Meaning of omoshalewa". nigeriandictionary.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.