Molara as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Molara

What is the meaning of the name Molara ?

The baby name Molara is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced moh-LAH-rah (approx.).

Molara is Yoruba in Origin.

Molara is a Yoruba given name, most often feminine, deriving from the fuller form Omolara (Ọmọlára). In Yoruba, ọ̀mọ means “child” and l’ára/lára conveys being “of the family” or “within us,” giving the sense “the child is (one’s) family” or “a child belongs at the heart of the family.” As with many Yoruba names, it reflects communal values and the joy of welcome.

Across Yoruba communities in southwestern Nigeria, the short form Molara functions as a familiar or affectionate hypocoristic and has also become an independent name in the diaspora. Documented bearers include the poet-scholar Molara Ogundipe and the writer Molara Wood, which has helped circulate the name internationally. Variants and related forms include Ọmọlára/Omolara (formal), Molára (accented), and Lara as a clipped nickname; orthographic differences often reflect the presence or absence of Yoruba tone marks.

⚙ Molara is far from common. We have only 18 recorded uses of it on record, from 2 countries.