Taye
See also: taye
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
Taye
- A male given name.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Amharic ታየ (tayä).
Proper noun edit
Taye (plural Tayes)
- A surname from Amharic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Taye is the 39486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Taye is most common among Black/African American (86.36%) and White (10.23%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Taye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From tọ́ (“to taste”) + ayé (“the world, life”) + wò (“to try”), literally “To taste life first”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Táyé
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins