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Meaning & History
Ntomakeh is a palatial name in the Tikari villages of Bamunka-Ndop and Bamunkumbit in Ngoketunjia, Former British Southern Cameroons. It is a name for male title holders in the village signifying "nobility". The first syllable of the name /nto/ stands for "elder", "chief", "kings-man", while the last two syllables combined /makeh/ stand for the actual name of the "title bearer". However, all the syllables combined (nto.ma.keh) result in the name NTOMAKEH.
The name was first introduced probably in the early 19th centuries.
The name was first introduced probably in the early 19th centuries.