Eko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"

Edo

Etymology

From a Awori word "Ereko" which means farmstead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Eko

  1. a city in Nigeria, Lagos

Descendants

  • Yoruba: Èkó

References

  • Agheyisi, Rebecca N. (1986) An Edo-English dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese Eko. A male variant of Eka, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eko

  1. a male given name from Javanese

Nupe

Etymology

From Edo Eko, from Edo eko (temporary camp). Either via Yoruba Èkó, or Hausa Ìkko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Èkó

  1. Lagos (a city in Nigeria)

Yoruba

Etymology

From Edo Eko (Lagos), from Edo eko (temporary camp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Èkó

  1. Lagos (a city in Nigeria)
  2. Lagos State (a state of Nigeria)
  3. A Yoruba subethnic group
  4. A Yoruba dialect spoken in Lagos by the people of Èkó
    Synonym: Ẹ̀yọ̀

Descendants