Kaduna State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Etymology == The most widespread etymology for the word ''Kaduna'' is that, it is a corruption of the [[Hausa language|Hausa]] plural for crocodile, {{Lang|ha|kadduna|italic=yes}}, as there used to be many crocodiles in the [[Kaduna River|Kaduna River.]]<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kaduna-Nigeria|title=Kaduna {{!}} Location, History, & Facts|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419131059/https://www.britannica.com/place/Kaduna-Nigeria|url-status=live}}</ref> Another version of the etymology of the name is a narrative linked to the [[Gbagyi language|Gbagyi]] word/name 'Odna' for the Kaduna River.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fundamentals of the Gbagyi Language|last=Shekwo|first=Joseph Amali|publisher=Centre for Adult Education and Extension Services, Ahmadu Bello University|year=1979|location=Zaria}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page