Some names in Yoruba have origin outside Yoruba land, such names are called "Oruko amutorun-wa". What this imply is that, these are "names fetched from Yoruba well-source, Orun."

Some people may assume this to be "names that are gotten from heaven," (judging from the fact that Yoruba word for heaven is Orun) but that is understood anyway, however, it is the layman interpretation of a phrase with functionality that is historical in purview.

"Oruko amutorun wa" are names with origin from the spring of Yoruba race. There are numbers of such names that yet survived, but the one i am about to share relates with King Solomon. I believe my subject-name is not really designated as "Oruko Amutorunwa", but as "oruko abiso" that is, "a name given at birth."

With careful consideration, you will see that the element of the said name is from "Oriki", which is a contraption or projections from historical ideals that Yoruba came with from their wellsource. Oriki are the generic version of what the Yoruba atomized in regular names as "Oruko amutorunwa." In fact, every Oruko amutorunwa has "Oriki" attached to it.

The question is, how does the name Solomon exist or survive in Yoruba? Here comes the answer:

Solomon-English.

Sulaimon -Arabic.

Shlomo-Modern Hebrew.

Sola- Yoruba.


What does the Yoruba have as Sola? the word Shola derived from Se[made]-ola [successful]: the word Shola therefore means "Made+successful". Now the word Ishola is the 'oriki' version of the name 'shola.' The Oriki has 'I' as modifier, without which we simply arrive at shola, a common name with the Yoruba.

But, our route to the ancient Hebrew is via Arabia, who has the name as Sulaymon. This is because Arabic is the closest to ancient Hebrew tongue that has not really been disturbed for so long. Sulaimon then is, if pieces from Yoruba, Sula+imon.

Modern Yoruba had long corrupt the name Sulaymon to "Sule". The Yoruba are kings when it comes to crumbling too long a name to one syllable. Its easy for them like that than calling the long name. It happens everyday. The same applies to ishola, Shola which ultimately stopped at Ola.

Now Sola is Yoruba for the the Arabic prefix 'Sula-'. It therefore follows that Sola is Yoruba variant of the term given to us via the Holy Qur'an, from where we derive the term "Sule". Now we have an idea. So what happens to '-imon'?

Imoni is Arabic for knowledge. The same applies with the Yoruba. 'Imoh' or 'ni-moh' is 'knowledge' or 'to have knowledge' with the Yoruba. some people often assume that some Yoruba words are borrowed from Arabia recently, this is partially true. But lets get to the second stage first. Call it...

Accessory...

If you combine Shola with imoh, what do you have? Sola+imoh. This is close to the Hebrew version, Shlomo and the Arabic Sulaymon. Sholaimo is a phrase that could mean 'made wealthy in wisdom.' It sounds poetic even in spite of the fact that we just combined the integer part right here.




Chapter TWO

Shlomo is modern Hebrew for Solomon,

If you attempt to Yorubalize it, you will have it in Yoruba as 'sh'lomo', but put more aptly, she-lomo: this simply means 'made to be a son', or 'made to be wise'. Mind that. Someone is being described for what he is known for in history, King Solomon.

It is not possible that a crown survive for all time, but the term or ideals originating with Solomon made it to household names and also to the titles of chieftains in Yoruba senate till date. If such was recognized in the Yoruba senate, how much more, the Yoruba kings?

Ancient Yoruba senate is seemingly an hybrid of the ancient Hebrew monarchism, sort of. It is possible to have Osolo in Yoruba senate in various kingdoms till date. Some call it Oba-solo. This shows that the name survive and has become a title of chiefs, but it did have origin in Yoruba antiquity.

Meanwhile, the generic name Ola as it is known today in Yoruba stands for regal, royal, aristocrat or success. it is fossilized name that derived its attributes from Sulayman or King Solomon.