Muyiwa
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom mú (“to bring”) + iyì or uyì (“honor, dignity”) + wá (“to come”), literally “To bring honour”
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMúyìwá
- 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
Descendants
edit- → English: Muyiwa