Eko
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"
Edo edit
Etymology edit
From eko (“temporary camp”), originating from the use of the territory as a war-camp by Edo warriors in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eko
Descendants edit
References edit
- Agheyisi, Rebecca N. (1986) An Edo-English dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope, →ISBN
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Eko
- a male given name from Javanese
Nupe edit
Etymology edit
From Edo Eko, from Edo eko (“temporary camp”). Either via Yoruba Èkó, or Hausa Ìkko.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Èkó
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From Edo Eko (“Lagos”), from Edo eko (“temporary camp”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Èkó
- Lagos (a city in Nigeria)
- Lagos State (a state of Nigeria)
- A Yoruba subethnic group
- A Yoruba dialect spoken in Lagos by the people of Èkó
- Synonym: Ẹ̀yọ̀
Descendants edit
- → Hausa: Ìkko