Múyìwá
name
/mṹ.jì.wá/
Definitions
- a unisex given name meaning “brings honour”, usually a shortening of a longer name such as Olúwamúyìwá (“The Lord brings honour”), Oyèmúyìwá (“Chieftaincy brings honour”), Ògúnmúyìwá (“Ogun brings honour”), Adémúyìwá (“Royalty brings honour”), Ifámúyìwá (“Ifa brings honour”) etc.
- a surname
Etymology
From mú (“to bring”) + iyì or uyì (“honor, dignity”) + wá (“to come”), literally “To bring honour”
Component words
múto bringiyì or uyìhonor, dignity
wáto come
2 entries are spelled “wá”. The etymology calls it “to come”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
wá
come
wá
to look for
Related terms
Descendants
MuyiwaEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Muyiwa”.
Reference:
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