The interjection Ayo! is a common variation of the word Yo!. Ayo, Ayọ, Ayọ̀ and AYO may also refer to:

People

Ayọ is a common Yoruba given name, it can be given to a female and a male. ''Ayọ'' in Yoruba means ''Joy''. *

Ayo Akinola Ayomide Bamidele Akinola (born January 20, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Born in the United States and raised in Canada, he represents the Canada national team. Early li ...

, American-Canadian soccer player * Ayo Aderinwale, Nigerian diplomat *

Ayo & Teo Ayleo Bowles and Mateo Bowles, better known as Ayo & Teo, are a duo of dancers and musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They have appeared in music videos for Usher's "No Limit" and Chris Brown's "Party". Their hit single "Rolex" peaked at numbe ...

, American dancers *

Ayo Bankole Ayo Bankole (17 May 1935 – 6 November 1976Schmidt, Cynthia, "Bankole, Ayo", in Samuel A. Floyd Jr (ed.), ''International Dictionary of Black Composers'', Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999, pp. 75–80. .) was a composer and organist from the Yorub ...

, Nigerian composer *

Ayo Dosunmu Quamdeen Ayopo Dosunmu (born January 17, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Illinois, where he was named a consensus first-team A ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Ayo Fayose Peter Ayodele Fayose (born 15 November 1960) is a Nigerian politician and the former Governor of Ekiti State. Early life Fayose grew up in Oyo State where he attended Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo. In 1985, He was admitted to a Higher N ...

, Nigerian politician * Ayo Ogunsheye, Nigerian academic *

Ayo Oni Ayo Ade Oni was elected Senator for the Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the countr ...

, Nigerian politician *

Ayo Rosiji Chief Ayotunde Rosiji (24 February 1917 – 31 July 2000) was a Nigerian politician, having served as Minister for Health and Minister of Information. He was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on 24 February 1917 to the family of an Egba policeman ...

, Nigerian politician *

Ayo Shonaiya Ayo Shonaiya is a filmmaker and lawyer, he was also a music talent agent who has managed many of Nigeria's artists. The list include Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (K1 De Ultimate), pop star D'banj, music producer Don Jazzy and rapper Eldee ...

, Nigerian film producer *

Ayo Adesanya Ayo Adesanya (born 11 August 1969) is a Nigerian film actress, director and producer. Ayo Adesanya appears in both Yoruba and English-language films. Early life Ayo Adesanya hails from Ijagun, Ijebu in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. Ayo Ade ...

, Nigerian actress *

Ayo (singer) Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin (born 14 September 1980), known professionally as Ayọ, is a German singer, songwriter and actress. She uses the Yoruba translation Ayọ or Ayo. of her first name ''Joy''. Her debut album '' Joyful'', released in 2006 ...

(born 1980), German actress and singer * Ay-O (born 1931), Japanese painter from Fluxus *

Genoveva Añonma ''Genoveva'', Op. 81, is an opera in four acts by Robert Schumann in the genre of German Romanticism with a libretto by Robert Reinick and the composer. The only opera Schumann ever wrote, it received its first performance on 25 June 1850 at ...

, also known as Ayo, (born 1989), Equatoguinean footballer *

Ayo Makun Ayodeji Richard Makun, also known by his stage name A.Y, is a Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and TV presenter, writer, producer and film director. Born on 19 August 1971, he hails from Ifon, Ose local government in Ondo State. He is the host ...

, Nigerian comedian

Places

Ayo Rock Formations Ayo Rock Formations are monolithic rock boulders located on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. They are located near Ayo village, about 3.2 km from the natural bridge towards Casibari. Casibari Boulders are about 3.2 km inland betwee ...

, a geological feature of the island of Aruba *

Juan de Ayolas Airport Juan de Ayolas Airport is a small airport that serves the city of Ayolas, in the Misiones Department of Paraguay. The airport is named after Juan de Ayolas. It is operated by both Argentine and Paraguayan authorities. It's located 20 km from the ...

(IATA Code: AYO), in Ayolas, Paraguay

Music

Orchestras

Adelaide Youth Orchestra The Adelaide Youth Orchestra is an 80-member symphony orchestra designed to showcase the best young instrumentalists in Adelaide, South Australia. The youth orchestra itself comprises members aged between 12 and 25 years. Four further ensembles f ...

, an Adelaide-based musical youth organisation, known as AYO * Australian Youth Orchestra, an Australian national musical youth organisation, known as AYO

Albums

* ''Ayo'' (Wizkid album), 2014 album by Nigerian artist Wizkid * ''Ayo'' (Bomba Estéreo album), 2017 album by Colombian band Bomba Estéreo * ''Ayo'' (Ayo album), 2017 album by German singer Ayọ

Songs

* "Ayo" (Chris Brown and Tyga song) *"

Ayo! "Ayo!" is a song by American singer Mýa. It was written and composed by Mýa, DJ Kool and Christopher “Deep” Henderson and initially recorded for her fourth studio album '' Liberation'' (2007). Production on the track was helmed by Hender ...

", 2006 song by Mýa * "A-Yo" (Lady Gaga song) * "A-Yo" (Method Man & Redman song) *"A-Yo", by

Jinusean Jinusean (Hangul: 지누션; stylized as JINUSEAN) was a South Korean hip hop duo signed to YG Entertainment. The duo, which is made up of Kim Jin-woo (also known as Jinu) and Noh Seung-hwan (also known as Sean), debuted in 1997 and rose to fame ...

from the 2001 album ''The Reign'' *"Ayo", by Andre Nickatina from the 2002 album ''

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, 59th Street to the north, Eighth Avenue to the ea ...

'' *"A-Yo", by SHINee from the 2010 album '' Lucifer'' *"Ayo", by Andy Mineo from the 2013 album '' Heroes for Sale'' *"Ayo", by Simi from the 2019 album ''

Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 ''Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1'' is the third studio album by Nigerian singer Simi. It was released to coincide with her thirty-first birthday on April 19, 2019. The 13-track album features guest artists such as Patoranking, Maleek Berry, Falz ...

'' *"Ayo", by Baltimore rapper Bossman from the soundtrack album '' And All the Pieces Matter'' for HBO series ''The Wire''

Others

* AYO Foods, an American company making West African foods *"

Ayo Technology "Ayo Technology" is the fourth single from 50 Cent's third album, ''Curtis''. It was released on July 24, 2007. The song, featuring Justin Timberlake and vocals from Timbaland, who also produced the song along with Danja, has peaked at number f ...

", 2007 single by 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake *

Ayoreo language Ayoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in both Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also known as Morotoco, Moro, Ayoweo, Ayoré, and Pyeta Yovai. However, the name "Ayoreo" is more common in Bolivia, and "Morotoco" in Paraguay. It is spoken by Ayoreo, an ...

(ISO 639-3 ayo), a language spoken in Paraguay and Bolivia *ayo, shortened name for at least two African

mancala The mancala games are a family of two-player turn-based strategy board games played with small stones, beans, or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board or other playing surface. The objective is usually to capture all or some ...

games: **

ayoayo {{Short description, Traditional mancala played by the Yoruba people in Nigeria Ayoayo (Yoruba: ''Ayò Ọlọ́pọ́n'') is a traditional mancala played by the Yoruba people in Nigeria. It is very close to the Oware game that spread to the Ameri ...

oware Oware is an abstract strategy game among the mancala family of board games (pit and pebble games) played worldwide with slight variations as to the layout of the game, number of players and strategy of play. Its origin is uncertain but it is wide ...

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Tetrastigma harmandii ''Tetrastigma'' is a genus of plants in the grape family, Vitaceae. The plants are lianas that climb with tendrils and have palmately compound leaves. Plants are dioecious, with separate male and female plants; female flowers are characterized ...

'', common name of a Filipino plant in the genus ''

Tetrastigma ''Tetrastigma'' is a genus of plants in the grape family, Vitaceae. The plants are lianas that climb with tendrils and have palmately compound leaves. Plants are dioecious, with separate male and female plants; female flowers are characterized ...

'', known for its edible fruit {{disambiguation, given name Yoruba given names