Táíwò
name
/tá.í.wò/
Táyé (alternative), Táíyé (alternative), Táyéwò (alternative)
Definitions
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins or triplet
- a surname, from the given name Táíwò
Etymology
From tọ́ (“to taste”) + ayé (“the world, life”) + wò (“to try”), literally “To taste life first”
*This comes from a Yoruba story in which it is believed the first twin is sent to the world first by its older sibling (Kẹ́hìndé) to see if the world is good to enter.
Component words
Related terms
Kẹ́hìndéname
2 entries are spelled “Kẹ́hìndé”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
Kẹ́hìndé
a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the second child in a set of twins or triplet
Kẹ́yìndé
a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the second child in a set of twins or triplet
ÀárínọlánameẸ̀taname
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Taiwo”.
Reference:
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