Taye

See also: taye

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Taye

1. A male given name.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Amharic ታየ (tayä).

Proper noun

Taye (plural Tayes)

1. A surname from Amharic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Taye is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Taye is most common among Black/African American (86.36%) and White (10.23%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Yate, yate, yeat

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Táíwò
• Táíyé
• Táyéwò

Etymology

From tọ́ (“to taste”) +‎ ayé (“the world, life”) +‎ wò (“to try”), literally “To taste life first”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.jé/

Proper noun

Táyé

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins

Derived terms

• Táyélolú