Lou Sulola Samuel

by You Can't Call It "It"! on October 13, 2009

YorubaCoppa

…was born to Heidi and Seal on October 9!

Is Sulola not so gorgeous?  I do hope they call her that.  Upon googling I did find other Sulolas.  It may be Yoruba.  Anyone?

ETA This according to a Celebrity Babies reader:  

According to Babalola’s and Alaba’s Dictionary of Yoruba Personal Names, Sulola means “Our noble family is extensive/wide and vast”.

 

Above:  Yoruba Coppa

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

1 ShellyOk October 13, 2009 at 2:41 am

Sulola is lovely! I wonder what it means.

Lou Sulola is a bit of a tongue twister, though. I wish Lou was a nickname, not the full first name…

I’ll ask my husband if Sulola is a Yoruba name, and report back my findings…

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2 appellationmountain October 13, 2009 at 8:56 am

Sulola is lovely! Shelly, I’m curious to hear what you learn.

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3 ShellyOk October 14, 2009 at 11:32 pm

I see that there was already confirmation that it is a Yoruba name, which is good because my husband wasn’t familiar with this name. He isn’t Yoruba himself (he’s from a different group, Edo), but does speak Yoruba.

In my mind, she will be little Sulola!

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4 Meg October 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

Sulola is gorgeous but still can’t save the combo. Lou is still just icky.

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5 Names4Real October 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Lou? Seriously?! I’ve never heard Sulola before. They should have gone with that and nicknamed her Lou. Oh, well. I’m sure she will be gorgeous.

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6 shay120 October 13, 2009 at 7:53 pm

I am not impressed with Heidi Klum’s new daughter’s name. While Sulola has a nice ring, Lou is very boring and too unisex. Its fine as a nickname for something longer, but not liking it as a full fledged first name on a birth certificate. I would really like to know the meaning and origin of Sulola.

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7 Polly October 18, 2009 at 12:42 am

I’m in the minority – I think that Lou is okay. It isn’t nearly long enough for me to use but I think it passes.

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8 Christina October 18, 2009 at 8:12 am

I think I’M in the minority here. I love the name Lou for a girl. Only for a girl, by the way. Sulola is gorgeous, maybe even more gorgeous than Lou, but I’ve been loving Lou all the way until now. For years. I think it’s so beautiful, and NOT as a nn, but as a full name.

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9 shay120 October 28, 2009 at 5:00 pm

Thanks for the info on the meaning of Sulola.

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10 dee December 1, 2009 at 3:19 am

am yoruba and to my understanding sulola means… surrounded in wealth

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11 Sulola January 5, 2010 at 11:01 am

Sulola is a yoruba name and in fact it’s my surname.it’s cool to find my surname here

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12 t. January 27, 2010 at 8:56 pm

I really think there is more to Lou. I think it is short for something, Leni is short for Helene. I just don’t see them picking Lou as the actual name.

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