Gbolahan
Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Gbolahan
Gbolahan is a Yoruba name meaning "honor has come" or "wealth has arrived," derived from the Yoruba elements "gbo" (to receive/come) and "lahan" (honor/wealth).
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Etymology
Gbolahan is a Yoruba name meaning "honor has come" or "wealth has arrived," derived from the Yoruba elements "gbo" (to receive/come) and "lahan" (honor/wealth). The name is primarily used among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and other West African Yoruba diaspora communities, with no specific religious restriction though it is common in both Christian and Muslim Yoruba families.
Gbolahan currently ranks #3,865 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2005.
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