Ayo

Ayo /ˈɑːjoʊ/ is a common Yoruba given name, it can be given to both male and female. Ayo in Yoruba means Joy. Ayo is also a common variation of the word yo.

Ayo and AYO may refer to:

Persons

• Ayọ, Nigerian-German singer-songwriter
• Ayo Aderinwale, Nigerian diplomat
• Ayo Bankole, Nigerian composer
• Ayo Fayose, Nigerian politician
• Ayo Ogunsheye, Nigerian academic
• Ayo Oni, Nigerian politician
• Ayo Rosiji, Nigerian politician
• Ayo Shonaiya, Nigerian film producer
• Ayo, nickname of French Painter, Robert Aillaud, who was born in 1932
• Ayọ (born 1980), German singer
• Ay-O (born 1931), Japanese painter from Fluxus
• Genoveva Añonma, also known as Ayo, (born 1989), Equatoguinean footballer
• Ayo, American record producer from Orlando, Florida.

Places

• Ayo Rock Formations, a geological feature of the island of Aruba
• Juan de Ayolas Airport (IATA Code: AYO), in Ayolas, Paraguay

Music

Orchestras

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

Albums

• Ayo (Wizkid album), 2014

Songs

• "Ayo" (Chris Brown and Tyga song), 2015
• "Ayo! (Mýa song)", a 2006 song by American singer Mýa
• "Ayo", a song by Andre Nickatina, from the 2002 album Hell's Kitchen (Andre Nickatina album)
• "A-Yo", a 2009 song by American hip hop duo Method Man & Redman
• "A-Yo", Korean language song and single by Jinusean and from SM Town Live '10 World Tour
• "Ayo Technology", a 2007 song by American rapper 50 Cent

Others

• Oware, an African game known as "Ayo" in the Yoruba language
• Ayo also refers to the Filipino plant Tetrastigma harmandii, known for its edible fruit.