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Ekene

From Igbo ekene, "greeting, thanks, gratitude".

Meaning and origin

Ekene takes the everyday Igbo word for a greeting or a thank-you and gives it directly as a name to either a boy or a girl, usually to mark gratitude around a birth.

How to pronounce Ekene

Igbo (Nigeria)eh-KEH-neh /ɛ̀kɛ́nɛ́/

About this entry

Drafted with the help of an AI model, then checked by a person. Last checked on 16 September 2026.

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