Muyiwa

Yoruba

Etymology

From mú (“to bring”) +‎ iyì or uyì (“honor, dignity”) +‎ wá (“to come”), literally “To bring honour”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mṹ.jì.wá/

Proper noun

Múyìwá

1. a unisex given name meaning “brings honour”, usually a shortening of a longer name such as Olúwamúyìwá (“The Lord brings honour”), Oyèmúyìwá (“Chieftaincy brings honour”), Ògúnmúyìwá (“Ogun brings honour”), Adémúyìwá (“Royalty brings honour”), Ifámúyìwá (“Ifa brings honour”) etc.
2. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Muyiwa

See also

• Múyìíwá
• Máyọ̀wá
• Múrewá