"Idowu" meaning in All languages combined

See Idowu on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Idowus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yo|Ìdòwú||A child born after twins}} Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Idowu (plural Idowus)
  1. A surname from Yoruba. Wikipedia link: Ogun State
    Sense id: en-Idowu-en-name-RvCvo3EB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 17 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 22 6

Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ì.dò.wú/ Forms: Ìdòwú [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ìdòwú|head2=}} Ìdòwú, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ìdòwú}} Ìdòwú, {{yo-prop|Ìdòwú}} Ìdòwú
  1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born directly after a set of twins
    Sense id: en-Idowu-yo-name-J9xmPHoS Categories (other): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. a surname, from the given name Ìdòwú
    Sense id: en-Idowu-yo-name-qjqfEijT Categories (other): Yoruba surnames

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "Ìdòwú",
        "4": "",
        "5": "A child born after twins"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Idowus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Idowu (plural Idowus)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 17 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 22 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Yoruba."
      ],
      "id": "en-Idowu-en-name-RvCvo3EB",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Ogun State"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Idowu"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "Idowu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: Idowu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: Idowu"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ìdòwú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ìdòwú",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ìdòwú"
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ìdòwú"
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba unisex given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born directly after a set of twins"
      ],
      "id": "en-Idowu-yo-name-J9xmPHoS",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, from the given name Ìdòwú"
      ],
      "id": "en-Idowu-yo-name-qjqfEijT",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Ìdòwú",
          "Idowu#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.dò.wú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Idowu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "Ìdòwú",
        "4": "",
        "5": "A child born after twins"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Idowus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Idowu (plural Idowus)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Yoruba",
        "English terms borrowed from Yoruba",
        "English terms derived from Yoruba",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Yoruba."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Ogun State"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Idowu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba proper nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "Idowu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: Idowu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: Idowu"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ìdòwú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ìdòwú",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ìdòwú"
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ìdòwú"
      },
      "expansion": "Ìdòwú",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba female given names",
        "Yoruba given names",
        "Yoruba male given names",
        "Yoruba unisex given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born directly after a set of twins"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, from the given name Ìdòwú"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Ìdòwú",
          "Idowu#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.dò.wú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Idowu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Idowu meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.