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This category was created for Edo names. Pages in category "Edo names" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Osaretin is a masculine name of Edo origin from Nigeria and is a compound of the words descending from Osa,- "God," Re,- "my" and Etin- "power", and it therefore means 'God is my power', 'God is powerful' or'God is my strength'.
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Osanobua or Osalobua (Esan: Osenobula or Osenebra; Urhobo: Osonobruwhe or Osonobruvwe) is the name for God in the Edo language. [1] [2] [3] It is also referred to as Osa, [3] which is commonly integrated into modern Edo names, such as Esosa, which means 'God's goodness' or 'gift'; Eghosa, 'God's time'; and Efosa, 'God's blessings' or 'wealth'; or fully Efenosariemenefo, which means 'the wealth ...
The names Benin and Bini are Portuguese corruptions, ultimately from the word Ubini, which came into use during the reign of Oba (ruler) Ewuare, c. 1440. Ubini is an Edo word meaning 'livable', used by Pa Idu, the progenitor of the Edo people, to describe the area found as a livable locale during their sojourn from lower Egypt.
The current name is Cidade Velha meaning "Old City." The official name for the city was Ribeira Grande meaning "Large River" in Portuguese. Central African Republic: Bangui: Named after the Ubangi River. Abiras (1894–1906): Etymology unknown.
Igodomigodo is the original name of the Benin Kingdom used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria).. According to Edo oral history, Igodomigodo [1] was the name given to the kingdom by Igodo, the first ogiso (King), who founded the first dynasty of what would later be known as the Benin Empire (which existed from around 1180 until 1897 in the area of the present ...
The dating is based on the recollection made by Daryl Peavy of the oral traditions of the Edo people. [2] [3] The Ogiso were assisted by seven nobles called the Uzama'. During the reign of Ogisos, Edo lands were called 'Igodomigodo' and they had administrative centers or capitals at Ugbeku which was later moved to Ore Edo now Benin City ...