Taiwo

Borrowed from Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”).

Taiwo (plural Taiwos)

1. A surname from Yoruba.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Taiwo is the 37029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Taiwo is most common among Black/African American (95.52%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Taiwo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Táyé
• Táíyé
• Táyéwò

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.

• IPA^(key): /tá.í.wò/

Táíwò

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins or triplet
2. a surname, from the given name Táíwò

• 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

• Kẹ́yìndé
• Àárínọlá, Ẹ̀ta