Taiwo

TAH-ee-wo

Yoruba

"the first twin to taste the world"

Taiwo Origin and Meaning

The name Taiwo is a boy's name meaning "the first twin to taste the world".

In West African Yoruba culture, Taiwo is traditionally given to the first born of a set of twins; the counterpart to the name Kehinde, as in Black American artist Kehinde Wiley (who does in fact have a twin brother named Taiwo).