"Taiwo" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

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” 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: 61 39
  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
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