At a Glance
- Meaning
- Has become joy (a short form of longer names like Temidayọ̀, 'mine has become joy')
- Origin
- Yoruba (Nigeria)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- DAH-yoh
Dayo is a Yoruba (Nigeria) unisex name meaning “has become joy (a short form of longer names like Temidayọ̀, 'mine has become joy')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Dayo
Meaning: Has become joy (a short form of longer names like Temidayọ̀, 'mine has become joy').
Origin: Yoruba (Nigeria).
A common claim: Dayo is said to mean 'joy arrives.' Actually: The more precise sense, per Wikipedia, is 'has become joy' — a shift from sorrow to joy — rather than joy simply arriving.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Dayo
DAH-yohIPA /ˈdɑːjoʊ/
Popularity of Dayo
Dayo 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.
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Similar Names
Ayo · Adisa · Rangi · Ares · Remy · Cormac
