Okanlawon
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Yoruba |
Origin | |
Word/name | Nigerian |
Meaning | The only male child among the female children |
Region of origin | South west, Nigeria |
Ọkánlàwọ́n is a popular Nigerian male given name and surname of Yoruba origin. It means "The only male child among the female children."[1] The name "Ọkánlàwọ́n" tells a child's position in his family, the circumstances under which a child was born.
Notable individuals with the name
[edit]- Deyemi Okanlawon, Nigerian actor
- Tony Okanlawon (born 1979), American football player
- YungManny (Emmanuel Okanlawon, born 2003), American rapper
References
[edit]- ^ "Ọkánlàwọ́n". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.