Taiwo
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”).
Proper noun edit
Taiwo (plural Taiwos)
- A surname from Yoruba.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Taiwo is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Taiwo is most common among Black/African American (95.52%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Taiwo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Táíwò
- 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
Usage notes edit
- The form Táíwò is often used for a male child, while Táyé is used for a female child, but this is not always consistent and the both names are often used in a unisex way