Ayo - Meaning of Ayo

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Ayo

[ 2 syll. a-yo, ay-o ] The baby boy name Ayo is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AA-Yow †. Ayo is used predominantly in the Yoruban language and it is derived from African-Yoruban origins. The name's meaning is joy.

Ayoe, Ayow, and Ayowe are variants of Ayo.

See also the related category joy.

Ayo is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Ayo include Ahe (Hawaiian), Auggie (English), Oghy, Unae, Aoi (Japanese), Udai, Aheahe, Ahuahu (Hawaiian), Ajé, and Olle (Scandinavian).

† English pronunciation for Ayo: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"