name
Guyo
GOO-yoh
/ˈɡuːjoʊ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
guyo
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Oromo (Ethiopia/Kenya)
- Meaning
- Born during the Guyo age-grade of the Gadaa cycle; belonging to that generation
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Guyoo, Guyo
Common mispronunciations
Saying GUY-oh with an English diphthong; both vowels are pure /uː/ and /oʊ/
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the first; Guyo is one of the five Gadaa age-grades that each Oromo man passes through over his lifetime
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