Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idowu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
id-owu
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yoruba.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Idowus (plural)

Questions

What does idowu mean?
A surname from Yoruba.
Where does idowu come from?
Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.

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