The Christening
Eniola
Eniola (pronounced é-ni-O-la) is a unisex name of Yoruba origin, used in Nigeria. It means “A person of honour and wealth.”
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Region
- Nigeria
- Gender
- Unisex
- Variants
- Eniọlá
More Yoruba names
- Ade — Crown
- Adebayo — The crown meets joy
- Adekunle — The crown fills the house
- Adeola — Crown of honour, crown of wealth
- Ayo — Joy
- Ayodele — Joy enters the house
- Ayomide — My joy has arrived
- Ayotunde — Joy has come back
- Damilola — Showered with blessings (short form of Oluwadamilola, “God has made me wealthy”)
- Ekundayo — Tears turn into joy
More names that mean “Royauté & noblesse”
- Adaeze — The king’s daughter, princess
- Ade — Crown
- Adebayo — The crown meets joy
- Adekunle — The crown fills the house
- Adeola — Crown of honour, crown of wealth
- Ardo — Chief, the one who leads
- Béhanzin — The last great king of Abomey, who resisted colonial conquest (“the shark king”)
- Damilola — Showered with blessings (short form of Oluwadamilola, “God has made me wealthy”)
- Gaya — Numidian king, father of Massinissa
- Kgosi — King, chief
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