At a Glance
- Meaning
- By your leave (entry interjection); also camp/tent
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Pronunciation
- ah-GAW
Àgọ is a Yoruba name meaning “by your leave (entry interjection); also camp/tent”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Àgọ
Meaning: By your leave (entry interjection); also camp/tent.
Origin: Yoruba.
A common claim: Tent / Shade / Shelter Actually: Àgọ is better known as the everyday 'excuse me, may I enter' interjection, with 'camp/tent' only a secondary noun sense — 'shelter' overstates that meaning.
How to Pronounce Àgọ
ah-GAWIPA /à.ɡɔ/
Popularity of Àgọ
Àgọ doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Àgọ
Similar Names
Ìrẹlẹ · Ẹniayàn · Ìmọ̀lẹ · Ẹgbẹ · Ẹ̀hìn · Àgùntàn
