Muyiiwa

Yoruba

Etymology

From mú (“to bring”) +‎ èyí (“this”) +‎ wá (“to come”), literally “To bring this one [the child]”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mṹ.ꜜjí.wá/

Proper noun

Múyìíwá

1. a unisex given name meaning “brings this one”, usually a shortening of a longer name such as Olúwamúyìíwá (“The Lord has brought this one”), Ògúnmúyìíwá (“Ogun has brought this one”), Adémúyìíwá (“Royalty has brought this one”) etc.
2. a surname

Usage notes

• Often conflated in writing with Múyìwá (“brings honour”) as the two are written as "Muyiwa" in English.

Descendants

• → English: Muyiwa

See also

• Múyìwá
• Máyọ̀wá
• Múrewá