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The Okelarin name
The supplied YorubaNames lead associates the name with a hill, being in the middle, and IJEBU. This is a linguistic and geographic lead, not proof of this family’s exact origin.
Source: YorubaNames: Okelarin · public secondary
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How did older relatives pronounce Okelarin, and what meaning did they give it?
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