Taiwo
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”).
Proper noun
Taiwo (plural Taiwos)
- A surname from Yoruba.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Taiwo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Yoruba
Alternative forms
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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
- 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