"Traditional Yoruba name"
The name Tayo is commonly a male name from the "Yoruba" origin.
Tayo is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria, and it also serves as the short form of longer Yoruba names such as Adetayo and Olutayo. Those names contain the element tayo, which is connected with ayo, the Yoruba word for joy. Tayo is used as a name in its own right as well as a shortening of the longer forms.
The pronunciation of Tayo is TAH-yoh.
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