I’m asking cause dele giwa is a Yoruba’ man, I’ve lived all my life in Lagos, yet I never hear giwa for anything wey concern Yoruba. Is it a Yoruba word? Cause I know giwa is elephant in hausa. Please I need answers.

Ita Giwa iyawo Dele Giwa

What’s the meaning of the giwa

Zonefree:
Ita Giwa iyawo Dele Giwa

ahmEenu:
I’m asking cause dele giwa is a Yoruba’ man, I’ve lived all my life in Lagos, yet I never hear giwa for anything wey concern Yoruba. Is it a Yoruba word? Cause I know giwa is elephant in hausa. Please I need answers.

Dele Giwa was never a Yoruba man. He was a full blooded Edo man from Etsako

How did his name become dele? And what’s the meaning of giwa in edo?

UGBE634:
Dele Giwa was never a Yoruba man. He was a full blooded Edo man from Etsako

ahmEenu:
How did his name become dele? And what’s the meaning of giwa in edo?

It is not uncommon for Edos to bear Yoruba names, just like it is not uncommon for us to bear Hebrew, English names but that doesn't make us English or Hebrew men right. He was a bonafide Edo man from Ekperi-Etsako but he seem to have been given birth in Ife I think. Check your records son. This should cement it

Many ijebus bear giwa as surname

ahmEenu:
I’m asking cause dele giwa is a Yoruba’ man, I’ve lived all my life in Lagos, yet I never hear giwa for anything wey concern Yoruba. Is it a Yoruba word? Cause I know giwa is elephant in hausa. Please I need answers.

Beside tribal marks to give physical identity and visual representation, Yoruba had been using many different concepts and rituals for self-identification and one of them is Name Identity. Yoruba name has structure and is geospatial.

What led you to believe Dele Giwa is Yoruba?

ahmEenu:
I’m asking cause dele giwa is a Yoruba’ man, I’ve lived all my life in Lagos, yet I never hear giwa for anything wey concern Yoruba. Is it a Yoruba word? Cause I know giwa is elephant in hausa. Please I need answers.

Giwa is used as the word "DIRECTOR" OR "HEAD OF"
giwa ile ise wa

Cause dele is a Yoruba name

BabaRamota1980:


Beside tribal marks to give physical identity and visual representation, Yoruba had been using many different concepts and rituals for self-identification and one of them is Name Identity. Yoruba name has structure and is geospatial.

What led you to believe Dele Giwa is Yoruba?

ahmEenu:
Cause dele is a Yoruba name

Ok. Rotimi Amaechi.

Is he Yoruba? Rotimi is Yoruba name.

Please I have no idea , I just Dey ask simple question about dele giwa. That’s it.. so I don’t know why you are questioning me

BabaRamota1980:


Ok. Rotimi Amaechi.

Is he Yoruba? Rotimi is Yoruba name.

Wealthoptulent:


Giwa is used as the word "DIRECTOR" OR "HEAD OF"
giwa ile ise wa

At last, someone nailed it and it's you. Giwa in Yoruba means a leader as you rightly stated or one authrorised to act on behalf of designator.

This is a lower rank leader or one given authority to act on behalf of Ọbá. Dele Giwa's father was a servant in the palace of Ooni Ife,which was the connection he had with Ileife.