WHAT’S IN A NAME: ESKATON? What do a defunct vanity record label, a neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a French rock band have in common?Each shares the name “Eskaton,” the same as the aging services provider in Northern California (www.eskaton.org).
Liberally translated from ancient Greek, “Eskaton” means “dawn of a new day,” which aptly represents an organization with a vision to transform the aging experience.As for the origin of the other uses, it might just be the alternate explanation — that it is a cool sounding word.
