"Taiwo" meaning in All languages combined

See Taiwo on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Taiwos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yo|Táíwò|t=The first child born in a set of twins}} Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Taiwo (plural Taiwos)
  1. A surname from Yoruba. Wikipedia link: Taiwo
    Sense id: en-Taiwo-en-name-RvCvo3EB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /tá.í.wò/ Forms: Táíwò [canonical]
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|tọ́|ayé|wò|lit=To taste life first|t1=to taste|t2=the world, life|t3=to try}} tọ́ (“to taste”) + ayé (“the world, life”) + wò (“to try”), literally “To taste life first”, {{l|yo|Kẹ́hìndé}} Kẹ́hìndé Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Táíwò|head2=}} Táíwò, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Táíwò}} Táíwò, {{yo-prop|Táíwò}} Táíwò
  1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins or triplet Categories (topical): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Taiwo-yo-name-jyZUPAqP Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. a surname, from the given name Táíwò
    Sense id: en-Taiwo-yo-name-1o-X2GBq Categories (other): Yoruba surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Táyé, Táíyé, Táyéwò Related terms: Kẹ́yìndé, Àárínọlá, Ẹ̀ta

Inflected forms

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