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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Indigenous Australian
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown (from a language possibly spoken near Townsville, Queensland in the south-easthern Australia).A famous bearer (but as surname) is Evelyn Ruth Backo (later Scott by marriage), 1935–2017, who was a social activist and educator. Her own son Sam Backo (1961-) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Named as one of the greatest Aboriginal players of the 20th century,