Ogbomoso
/ɔ̀ɡ.bɔ̀.mɔ̀.ʃɔ́/noun
A city in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, and the traditional seat of the Soun of Ogbomoso.
Did you know?Traditional Ogbomoso histories commonly connect the name with the founders Ogbo and Omọṣọ, although details of the founding account vary and the derivation is not securely documented as a literal Yoruba phrase.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial Yoruba period
Yoruba
Ogbo; Omọṣọ
“Personal names associated in local tradition with the settlement’s founding hunters or early leaders.”
Precolonial period
Yoruba
Ogbomoso
“A traditional place-name formed, according to commonly cited local accounts, from elements of the names Ogbo and Omọṣọ.”
19th Century
Yoruba
Ogbomoso
“Established Yoruba town and political center in the Oyo region.”
19th–20th Century
English
Ogbomoso; Ogbomosho
“Colonial and English-language spellings of the Yoruba place-name; “sh” represents the Yoruba sound written ṣ.”
Modern English
English
Ogbomoso
“The standard modern name of the Nigerian city.”