Common Etsako Names and their Meaning

 A name is a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. It is generally believed that The meaning of one’s name depicts how the person live his or her life. It is therefore important to know the meaning of one’s name. 

Africans generally bears Arabic names, Christain/European names as well as traditional name. While Arabic and Christain/European names mostly indicates the bearers religion, traditional names indicates the bearers tribe.

Etsako people are one of the ethnic group that makes up the Afemai people found in the northern part of Edo state in Nigeria. Below are a list of common Etsako names and their meanings:

1. Osikhuemhe - God sanctified me
2. Oshiorhenua/Osirenua - God is the giver
3. Omone - Child is greater
4. Obomeghie - I work and achieve with my hand
5. Ochuwa - One who attracts wealth
6. Adonoghie - A ruler should not be changed
7. Afegbua - Family will not kill one
8. Izuagie - you won't have an opportunity to laugh at me
9. Agbaunosi - No one goes against the wish of God
10. Azegbobo - people don't leave each others alone
11. Azimeye  - Let me live
12. Dokpesi (Idokpesi) - Secretly close to my angel
13. Idaewo - I do not listen to gossip
14. Ide - I won’t fall
15. Idonije - I will not err before rulers
16. Idodo - Flower
17. Obozokha - Hand creates success
18. Obozuwa - Hand creates wealth
19. Oduwa  - Carrier of wealth
20. Osiano - From God we ask
21. Aluaye - Progress
22. Unuevho - Decision of the town
23. Uwaoghena - Wealth of God
24. Vhazemeye - People should let me live
25. Ayegbeni - People do not wish each other to survive
26. Aghumeile/Udumeile - I only know my mind
27. Akhagboke - If the world were asked to distribute
28. Iguelaezo - I don not Judge them
29. Izuafa - They can't tie me
30. Ezolomhe - They are not biased to me
31. Anavherokha - You can take refuge in the hand of a hero
32. Izelakhu - I am beyond my enemies
33. Arugbele - Foundation, what you achieve upon
34. Oshione - God is the greatest
35. Ogiato Literally means thief but it’s actually given to children that are believed to have re – incarnated
36. Anakhuagbo - You do not run after life
37. Oshioke - It is God that shares
38. Oshiomole - God is the owner
39. Oshiorenua - It is God that gives
40. Oyaoze - It is because of somebody
41. Oyarebu - It is somebody that makes a people grow in number
42. Afebu - For Family to grow
43. Okhuliaghue - It is up (God) they look upon
44. Oyaighua - It is sorrow i forbid
45. Oshiobugie - It is God that creates way
46. Izuagbe - They cannot kill me
47. Ibinoze - I checked very well before choosing
48. Omuwa - A child of wealth
49. Enaikele - These are what i want
50. Ekelebe - I do not want enemies
51. Eleta - They do not know how to talk
52. Emike - What i want
53. Emake - What people want
54. Otse - Beauty
55. Orotseko - Somebody that plants beauty
56. Onotse - The good one
57. Osikhena - It is God i am worried about
58. Osilama  - It is God i am begging
59. Etotseme - They do not say good about me
60. Imoinegame - I have those that worship me
61. Igezunia - I have stopped complaining
62. Igenegbai - Men are complete
63. Agbomeire - It is my life i came to
64. Omokhomo - A child is a child
65. Amanosi/Amhanesi - Nobody dictates to God
66. Amiosino - You do not see God to ask
67. ALIMIKHENA - It is heaven i am worried about
68. Amiemikhena - I am not worried about anything
69. Efua - Light
70. Itsemhe - Mine
71. Imonikhe - I have somebody i am waiting for
72. Imoagene - I have a man
73. Anogbikpe - They do not ask about insult
74. Iyokpa - Oso - Brother/Sister is good
75. Emeso - Something that is good
76. Odufua - Somebody that brings wealth
77. Imo-ochi - I have a confidant
78. Onariame - The one that is given to me
79. Erhikhumi - Father of medicine
80. Ethokhana - I bear witness to your been a hero
81. Omokhefue - It is child that is wealth
82. Uki - Moon
83. Oduaki - Somebody that brings sales
84. Agbodebama - Life do not always go according to plan
85. Aigbonoga - You cannot kill somebody that worships
86. Udo - Stone
87. Igiekhume - Kings do not reject me
88. Igienekhume - I am laughing at those that are after me.
89. Imoietseme - I have my own
90. Urhekhia - You are welcome
91. Emagede - The next thing to be bought
92. Emikharu - What i will have done
93. Emunorarura - What mouth will do to them
94. Emyitsera - They do not see theirs
95. Imhourogome - I have my crowd
96. Ariakhue - Nobody knows tomorrow.
97. Okhai - Hero
98. Okhaiemo - Heroic achievers
99. Ikharo - I wont get tired
100. Okhumeode - It is my pursuer that will fall
101. Oshiogieme - It is God that sent me
102. Egbomeade - They are boasting about me
103. Itebalume - I do not talk about what they do to me
104. Igbafe - I do not fight my home
105. Oyaregba - It is somebody that makes a gathering/people complete
106. Ainoghena - you can't be greater than God
107. Osigbheme - God be with me
108. Oshiole - It is God that knows
109. Osigwe - It is God that i look up to
110. Oyakhamho - It is somebody we should have
111. Onotue - The expensive one
112. Abirhekhokho - What they taught
113. Arhomhe-ika - It is my own i am looking at
114. Oshiotarhe - It is God that says
115. Avbuenegbe - They should keep each other secrets
116. Irhekpita - I will use this to make proverbs
117. Onoshovhagbe - The one that God spares his/her life
118. Obano - It is king that they ask
119. Oshiokalo - It is God that leads
120. Agbodesi - You cannot block ones destiny
121. Ughiesomi - The road is good
122. Aizegbeobo - People do not leave each others to their destiny
123. Aloaye - Progress
124. Osighwemhe - God look at me
125. Ozimede - He does not allow me to fall
126. Aimiemenoghena - Nothing is greater than God
127. Ainoghena - no one is greater than God
128. Omokhekpe -  child is respect
129. Ikhianosimhe – moving according to the dictates of God.
130. Itsoya – someone’s own
131. Itsoghena – God’s own
132. Aimiemenoghena - nothing is above God.
133. Oshiomah – It's God that creates
134. Oshiolene - God knows best.
135. Osizemhete - God allow me to live long.Oghieaga - It is king we are serving .
136. Osiozoya – It is God that chooses somebody
137. Izuagbe – They can not kill me.
138. Udukhomoh – It is patience that makes a man
139. Oyemhe - my Love
140. Osiro - Looking unto God
141. Ofua -.lucky
142. Aboshiogwe - As God said
143. Omoayena - You live for your child 
144. Etsekhume - am not under any curse.
145. Osizimhete - God let me live long
146. Asekhamhe - My goodwill or generosity will be heard
147. Eragah - Father is to be worshipped
148. Aleakhue - No one knows tomorrow
149. Eghogho -  happiness.
150. Imhomho - I have a man.
151. Adenomo - A child cannot be changed
152. Adoghie - Chieftaincy is not purchased
153. Azimeye - Let me live
154. Abiabekha - None reject success

The above is by no means an exhaustive list. So feel free to add yours in the comment section. Also let us know what you think about the above names in the comment section.