Ije Family History

Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Hiroshi, Takeo, Fusae, Katsumi, Kozo, Masaichi, Masao, Matsu, Minoru, Saburo, Tatsuo, Teruko.

Japanese (pronounced as two syllables): variously written, possible meanings are 井下 ‘(one who lives) below the well’ or 位下 ‘lowest rank’. The name could also be a mispronunciation of 池 Ike ‘lake’. It is not common in Japan.

English: probably a habitational name from Eyke in Suffolk. The placename is pronounced /aik/ and derives from Old Norse eik ‘oak tree’.

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Ìgè, with no known Yoruba etymology, a circumstance name traditionally given to any baby born feet first.