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Imo
Just like many of the Nigerian states, Imo took its name from the popular river Imo

Gombe
Gombe is the dialect of the Fulani language spoken in the area

Enugu
Due to the many hills and rocky terrain in the area, people name it in Igbo Enu Ugwu, meaning top of the hill. The state is named after the anglicised version

Ekiti
Okiti is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills, it later became Ekiti

Edo
The Bini people who dwell in the area had always referred to themselves as Edo or Iduu. This inspired the name of the state.

Ebonyi

It is the anglicised version of Aboine, a river that cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital

Delta
The state is where River Niger forms a Delta as it enters the Atlantic ocean.

Cross River
The state tookmits name from a River called Oyono or Cross River

Borno
It is the alternative names of the Kanuris, the predominant ethnic group in the state