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Yakurr Names and their Meanings, Gender & Origin

ByEngr. Emmalex

Below are the most popular Ugep, Ekori, Nko, Nkpani, Idomi, Assiga, Agoi, and Yakurr names and their Meanings, Origin, Gender & Usage:

Abaloke

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Abaloke? Abaloke means It didn’t work as planned

Origin: It originates from when one makes a plan and the plan fails to come to reality.

Balor

Gender: Male

What is the Meaning of Balor? Balor means Remember

Origin: It originates from forgetting things discussed or plans made earlier. So one has to remember (Balor)

Efa

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Efa? Efa means Power

Origin: It originates from one being strong and having a lot of strength. The strength or power to do things is then called “Efa” which means power or strength.

Efaemeode

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Efaemeode? Efaemeode means not by my power

Origin: It originates from one knowing and declaring that all powers belong to God. It means it is not in your power to do things.

Etom

Gender: Male

What is the Meaning of Etom? Etom means Life

Origin: It originates from one being alive or enjoying one’s life.

Keyu

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Keyu? Keyu means Wealth or Riches

Origin: It originates from one having enough wealth or resources. Most times the Yakurr people give their children this name hoping that the name will come to pass in the life of their children.

Kedei

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Kedei? Kedei means love

Origin: It originates from having love or feelings for someone. You can call who you love, “Kedei”.

Kedei-Kemi

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Kedei-Kemi? Kedei-Kemi means my love

Origin: It originates from having love or feelings for someone. You can call who you love, “Kedei-Kemi”. It is usually abbreviated as “Kemi”.

Kemana

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Kemana? Kemana means character.

Origin: It originates from one having a good and presentable character.

Obeseota

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Obaseota? Obaseota means Godwin

Origin: It originates from one knowing that Godwin has the power to win in all battles. Godwin is a unisex name but is mostly given to males.

Ayei

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Ayei: Ayei means Good-Luck

Origin: It originates from one being lucking in his or her life. So it is said that “Ayei-Atah” meaning Good-luck is the best in all things.

Kedeayei

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Kedeayei: Kedeayei means Good Character is Luck

Origin: It originates from one looking for a person with good character and behaviour. So it is said that “Good Character is Luck”. Finding a woman with a very good character is not easy, so the saying “Kedeayei”.

Kokolo

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Kokolo: Kokolo means Favour

Origin: It originates from one finding favour in the eyes of God and men. So it is “Kokolo-Kobase”, Which means “God’s Favour”.

Obol

Gender: Male

What is the Meaning of Obol: Obol means Chief in the Lokaa language.

Origin: It originates from the Ugep people. The Ugep community sometimes name their male children “Obol” to signify “leadership”.

Onen

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Onen? Onen means “Somebody” or “Person”

Origin: It originates from one being identified as a human. Depending on how it is used in a sentence, Onen can also mean “Anybody”.

Okanke

Gender: Male

What is the Meaning of Okanke? Okanke means Saviour

Origin: It originates from “Obase Okanke Ekpon” which means “God has saved the world”. The name is also reserved for male children in the Ugep and Yakurr Communities.

Nyonno

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Nyonno? Nyonno means Blessing.

Origin: It originates from the blessings of God. When one says “Nyonno-yo-Obase”, it simply means “God’s blessings”. Just like Blessing is only named to female children, the Nyonno is also given to female children in the Ugep and Yakurr Communities.

Oyonnonke

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Oyonnonke? Oyonnonke means he or she has Blessed me.

Origin: It originates from the blessings of God. When one says “Obase Oyonnonke”, it simply means “God has blessed me”. So in the context of name, Oyonnonke means god has blessed me and is only giving to female children in the Ugep and Yakurr Communities.

Wofai

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Wofai? Wofai means peace.

Origin: It originates from something that is cold. Wofai symbolizes peace among the Yakurr people. The name “Wofai” is given to both the male and female children in the Ugep and Yakurr Communities.

Womi

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Womi? Womi means My Own.

Origin: It originates from the Possession of something. Womi is also a love or pet name most couple calls their partners because it shows possession of that person. In Ugep and the Yakurr Community at large, Womi can be bored by either males or females.

Kebe

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Kebe? Kebe means Time.

Origin: It originates from God’s time. When one says “Kebesobase”, it simply means “God’s time”. It indicates the saying that one needs to wait for God’s time in all dealings in life.

Yibala

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Yibala? Yibala means Plans.

Origin: It originates from God’s plans. When one says “Yibala-fo-base”, it simply means “God’s plans”. It came from when God said, “The plans He has for man are not of evil”. It also indicates one’s plans towards something.

Teye

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Teye? Teye means allow him or her.

Origin: It originates from the saying “Let him or her leave”. It indicates that one should allow another person to leave too. Don’t try to leave but prevent the other person from leaving.

Tebe

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Tebe? Tebe means to allow them. Tebe can also mean “Let them”

Origin: It originates from the saying “Let them say”. It indicates that one should allow gossipers to say whatever they want to say. One is not to bother himself or herself with what people say about them. Tebe is the plural form of Teye.

Nneoyi

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Nneoyi? Nneoyi means who knows.

Origin: It originates from the saying “Who Knows Tomorrow”. It indicates that no man on earth knows tomorrow apart from God. The full name is “Nneoyi-kowo”.

Nneoke

Gender: Female

What is the Meaning of Nneoke? Nneoke means “who has seen”.

Origin: It originates from the saying “Who has seen what God has done?” So the name can mean “Who has seen God”.

Obaseoyi

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Obaseoyi? Obaseoyi means “God knows”.

Origin: It originates from the saying “No one Knows Tomorrow”. It indicates that only God knows things about tomorrow and heaven.

Jesam

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Jesam? Jesam means Thank God.

Origin: It originates from the saying “Thank him or her”. Jesam is a command given to someone to say thank you to another person, but in the context of it being a name, it means “Thank God”.

Ntongha

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Ntongha? Ntongha means Praise.

Origin: It originates from giving praises to somebody, but in the context of a name, it means “Praise”. “Ntongha-yo-base” means “God Praises”.

Sonen

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Sonen? Sonen means Someone else’s own.

Origin: It originates from one saying that “another person’s life is better than theirs”. The name came from jealousy or being envious of another person’s life acquisition.

Sekemi

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Sekemi? Sekemi means my character.

Origin: It originates from one saying “My character is better than”. It shows possession of one’s life. The name is almost the same as the name “Womi”, but Womi means my own and it shows possession of things but “Sekemi” means “My character”.

Sekemi-ode

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Sekemi-ode? Sekemi-ode means not my character.

Origin: It originates from one saying “that is not my character”. It shows rejection of character whether good or bad.

Obasesam

Gender: Male

What is the Meaning of Obasesam? Obasesam means God thank you.

Origin: It originates from one “Thanking God by his or herself”. Just like “Jesam” ask one to say thank you to God, “Obasesam” simply means the person saying thank you to God without being asked or forced to say it.

Torsam

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Torsam? Torsam means Thanks be to God.

Origin: It originates from one saying “let God be thanked”.

Nwoyi

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Nwoyi? Nwoyi means he or she knows.

Origin: It originates from one saying “he knows why he did that”. But in the context of name, it means only God knows why He did whatever He did. When bad things happen in someone’s life, it is said that “It is God who knows why he allowed such thing to happen”

Nfawa

Gender: Both Male and Female

What is the Meaning of Nfawa? Nfawa means Showers

Origin: It originates from “there shall be showers”. The name actually looks similar to “Nyonno” which means “Blessing”.