"Her"?????
harrumph®

[soliloquy]Oh, Lord! it doesn't matter what you do, you're never PC, are you?[/soliloquy]
If I'd said "he", someone else (or maybe you, dearest AnnaS!) would have jumped down my throat, or at least made disapproving noises.
Let's face it, the sex of Ænigma is - well - an enigma! But I cannot bring myself to call it "it."
To me, Ænigma is a thing of beauty and a Joy forever - and Joy is definitely more usually a girl's name. I rest my case.

And, so far, no one has addressed my query as to what "Akers" is/are/was/were. Any ideas, anyone?