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. ''Ayọ'' in Yoruba means ''Joy''. Ayo is a gender neutral name which means it can be given to either male or female. The name Ayo is a diminutive form or a shortened form of names like Ayomide which means ‘my joy has come’, Ayomikun which denotes ‘my joy is full’, Ayokunumi which means ‘I have joy in me’, Ayonitemi which denotes ‘joy is mine’, FunmilAyo which means give me joy etc.
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Ayo Akinola, American-Canadian soccer player
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Ayo Aderinwale, Nigerian diplomat
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Ayo & Teo
Ayleo Bowles and Mateo Bowles, better known as Ayo & Teo, are an American rap and dance brother duo from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that started in 2011. They are best known for their 2017 viral hit single "Rolex", which peaked at number 20 on the US ...
, American dancers
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Ayo Bankole, Nigerian composer
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Ayo Dosunmu (born 1999), American basketball player
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Ayo Edebiri, American comedian and actress
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Ayo Fayose, Nigerian politician
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Ayo Ogunsheye, Nigerian academic
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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 count ...
, Nigerian politician
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Ayo Rosiji, Nigerian politician
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Ayo Shonaiya, Nigerian film producer
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Ayo Adesanya, Nigerian actress
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Ayo (singer) (born 1980), German actress and singer
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Ay-O
Takao Iijima (born May 19, 1931), better known by his art name Ay-O (靉嘔 ''Ai Ō''), is a Japanese avant-garde visual and performance artist who has been associated with Fluxus since its international beginnings in the 1960s.
Biography
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(born 1931), Japanese painter from Fluxus
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Genoveva Añonma, also known as Ayo, (born 1989), Equatoguinean footballer
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Ayo Makun
Ayodeji Richard Makun (; born 19 August 1971), professionally known as A.Y, is a Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and television presenter and film director. He is the host of the A.Y live shows and A.Y comedy skits. His debut movie, '' 30 Days ...
, Nigerian comedian
Surname
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Felix Ayo (1933–2023), Biscay-born Italian violinist
Places
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Ayyo (also spelled 'Ayo'), a village in central Syria
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Ayo Rock Formations, a geological feature of the island of Aruba
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Juan de Ayolas Airport (IATA Code: AYO), in Ayolas, Paraguay
Music
Orchestras
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Adelaide Youth Orchestra, an Adelaide-based musical youth organisation, known as AYO
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Australian Youth Orchestra
The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), formerly Youth Music Australia, is a training organisation for young musicians. It originitated in the Summer camp, music camps founded by John Bishop (academic), John Bishop and Ruth Alexander in 1948. AYO ...
, an Australian national musical youth organisation, known as AYO
Albums
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''Ayo'' (Wizkid album), 2014 album by Nigerian artist Wizkid
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''Ayo'' (Bomba Estéreo album), 2017 album by Colombian band Bomba Estéreo
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''Ayo'' (Ayo album), 2017 album by German singer Ayọ
Songs
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"Ayo" (Chris Brown and Tyga song)
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Ayo!", 2006 song by Mýa
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"A-Yo" (Lady Gaga song)
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"A-Yo" (Method Man & Redman song)
*"A-Yo", by
Jinusean
Jinusean (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean Hip hop music, 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 wit ...
from the 2001 album ''The Reign''
*"Ayo", by Andre Nickatina from the 2002 album ''
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, ...
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*"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''
*"Ayo", by Baltimore rapper Bossman from the soundtrack album ''
And All the Pieces Matter'' for HBO series ''The Wire''
Others
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AYO Foods, an American company making West African foods
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Ayo Technology", 2007 single by 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake
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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 the Ayo ...
(ISO 639-3
ayo), a language spoken in Paraguay and Bolivia
*ayo, shortened name for at least two African
mancala
Mancala ( ''manqalah'') is a family of two-player Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games, turn-based Strategy game, strategy board games played with small stones, beans, marbles or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board ...
games:
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ayoayo
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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'', 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 characterize ...
'', known for its edible fruit
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Yoruba given names