Taye
See also: taye
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Taye
- A male given name.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Amharic ታየ (tayä).
Proper noun
Taye (plural Tayes)
- A surname from Amharic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Taye is the 39486th 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 City: 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
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins
Derived terms
- Táyélolú