Sanwóolú

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Meaning of Sanwóolú

Pay the debt of the family head.

Extended Meaning

The name can imply many things, chief of which is that the child is expected to triumph enough to take the family back into a lost glory.

Morphology

san-owó-olú

Gloss
Part Meaning
san pay
owó money, debt
olú the prominent one, the (family) head
Geolocation

Common in:

EKO
Famous Persons
  • Babájídé Sanwóolú
  • Nigerian politician and governor of Lagos State (2019- )
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