What Are Empaakos?
Empaakos are special Ugandan nicknames. There are eleven popular ones, each with their own meaning.
Abooki- active, intelligent, humble
Abwooli- pretty, caring (generic empaako for girls)
Acaali- of the kings, courageous
Adyeeri- hardworker, friendly, laughing
Akiiki- brave one, savior of the nations
Amooti- royal
Apuuli- doglike, manly (generic empaako for guys)
Araali- like lightening and thunder
Ateenyi- wise as the serpant of the River Muziizi
Atwooki- provider
Ocaali- only used for the Ugandan king
JoAn gave our whole family empaakos when she met us. Here's ours:
Daryn- Akiiki
Brooke- Adyeeri
Grace- Akiiki
Anteneh- Araali
JoAn- Adyeeri
Luke- Atwooki