G. O AGHARUWA

This research titled "The Semantic Implicatures of Ẹhì (Destiny / Guardian Angel) in Ẹdo personal" studied how Ẹdo personal names are more than just mere labels for the individual. These names also have deep cultural, religious, and social meanings. The goal was to learn what they mean, what forms they take, their purpose in Ẹdo culture, and how they've changed. The work looked at names that reference Ẹhì which could either be Destiny or Guardian Angel, it also shows that Ẹhì names shows various attributes of the Guidance Angel to the Ẹdo society. 50 names were gathered from talks with people, community elders, naming events, market women ,songs, journals and stories passed down. These names were studied using the Socio-cultural Linguistics Approach (SCLA) which personal names as encoded cultural values, kinship ties, and social identities .The study found that Ẹhì -names act as signs of belief, records of what happened to people and the community, and ways to pass values down. For instance, Ẹhìgbáròghémwẹ (Guardian Angel watches over me) shows protection and Ẹhìmàámẹ (Guardian Angel is good to me ) shows Thanksgiving and faithfulness of Ẹhì. The research recommended that more of these names should be documented and preserved because they are an important part of Ẹdo language, culture, and spirituality. The study showed that Ẹhì names are living signs that join together language, faith, and identity in a powerful way.