Tayo

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Happiness" or "Joy"
Popularity
Tayo is not a very common name outside of Nigeria and other West African countries. It has not made it onto the top 1000 names in the United States.

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Cartoon of Tayo

Tayo Name meanings & History

"Happiness" or "Joy". Means "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in tayo, such as Olatayo. Tayo is used as a given name for boys in Nigeria and among the Yoruba people. It is also used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Tayo: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tayo:

T: Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Touchy,Truth,Testy,Talkative

A: Aggressive,Ambitious,Assertive,Angry,Argumentative,Action

Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang

O: Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obsolete

Tayo is:

  • a Refined name
  • a Rough name
  • a Unintellectual name

Famous People

Tayo Odueke, a Nigerian Yoruba actress. Tayo Faniran, BBNaija housemate, and former Mr. Nigeria runner up. Tayo Ayinde, former senior special assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Works and Infrastructure, among others.

2.) Tayo (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: "happiness," "joy," "contentment"


cartoon of the name Tayo
Cartoon of Tayo

Description: "happiness," "joy," "contentment". Means "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in tayo, such as Olatayo. Tayo is used as a first name for boys and girls.

Famous People

Tayo Aluko (Nigerian-British writer and actor), Tayo Faniran (Nigerian artist and TV personality), Tayo Ogunbiyi (Nigerian journalist and writer)

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