Not the experts (hm, this time), but the tenacious ones. You are right, I was looking the wrong direction.I called an African friend who said Akimbo is an African surname.Then googled the cache pages on akimbo up to five and found proof:

Akimbo

A boy's name. And four children's books about Akimbo. Thanks Jackie. Ends a silly search (though not sillier than some)[hug]