Zhea:

a friend found some names on www

Girls:
Chisaro - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God answered me”
Chisaru - Ikwere of Nigeria, “God answered one”
Chiwendu - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God owns life”
Chizi - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God exists”
Ikechi - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “the power of God”
Ogechi - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God’s time”
Oriji - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “yam eater”
Orlunwere - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “second-born”
Oroma - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “good house”

Boys:
Amadioha - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “the god of thunder”
Chinyere - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God’s gift”
Chisaro - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God answered me”
Chisaru - Ikwere of Nigeria, “God answered one”
Chiwendu - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God owns life”
Chizi - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God exists”
Epara - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “first-born son”
Ogechi - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “God’s time”
Oriji - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “yam eater”
Orlu - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “second-born”
Orluesilaru - Ikwerre of Nigeria, “third-born”

udezue:

There is nothing so unique about Ikwere, Awka, Ukwuani, etc. Historically Igbos have always lived in scattered independent settlements and the lack of centralization has made it possible for us to develop our individual unique but related and similar cultures and traditions across Igbo land. LET US EMBRACE OUR DIVERSITY NOT DIVIDE OURSELVES FOR SOME FRUITLESS POLITICAL REASONS.

ow11:

@ Queenisha

What is the Igbo variant of Nwenenda, Aleruchi and Bekwele? Would you call your child Mmeregini?

Earlier I tried to use an example but echelon corrected me. I should have used Ifeoma and Iheoma. The Ikwerre version is Homa. I believe they have a right to give unique names to their children even if you don't recognise them as different from Igbo.

DeepZone:

I think nna is ikwere~ibo while "na" is ibo. Like ikena, obina but ikwere ibo is ikenna and obinna.

What is the difference between oji and orji? Ngozi and Ngozie?

Queenisha:

sweetie pie
Nwenenda in my dialect is Nwannennaya and they both mean "father's sibling."

Aleruchi in other parts of Igbo dialects is Elewechi and other variants are Elechi,Enechi,Anenechi.Kanenechukwu and they all simply mean
let's keep our eyes on God/ looking unto God.

Bekwele,I have no clue due to dialectical difference
The verb "kwe" means to agree in Igbo,same thing in Ikwerre.

We had a family friend Mr Mmeregini.Owerris call it Mmerenini
No I would not name my child because it's simply not a positive name.
Mmeregini means what have I done?
why would I give my precious child that kain name?

couple:

Chinda,okogbule.omunakwe.kinikanwo,nwaoroma,aleruchi,obisike,nwabieri,mmerikini,nwenekorom,amadi

Andre Uweh:

@naijabob, not all Ikwerre people disclaim Igbo. A lot of them are proud to be Igbo. At the World Igbo Congress in London, 1998, It was an Ikwerre man who was the chief speaker. His name is Wanodi Okogbule (RIP). I have a copy of his speech till date. He warned his Ikwerre kins not to deny Igbo anymore. A lot of Ikwerre people are playing prominent role in Ohanaeze and one of the vice presidents of Ohanaeze is an Ikwerre son.
Here in the UK, there are so many Ikwerre youths who are members of our Igbo Youths UK (ICSN).

plezant:

Chibuchi, nkesi, nene, oroma, hachikoro, chimega, ovunda,

amekaoti:

I was searching to see if there are significant differences between ikwerre and ibo when I stumbled onto this discussion. I am not interested in the politics. I just want to see if some words have changed sufficiently in ikwerre and other areas like it to help enrich the ibo language in general. It is common knowledge that until a language adopts and borrows from other languages, it is not going to get too far. The ibo language needs serious help and I am thinking that as a start, we need to start looking at the different dialects within ibo with a view to borrowing and modernizing our language. Anyone who has heard ibo, ika, ikwerre, owerri, nsukka, awhugbo, ngwa, and all the other areas not mentioned can definitely feel like they are all different languages. Yet none of these dialects is sufficient enough by itself to carry on a normal conversation in modern terms. That is why I researching the changes the ibo words have undergone as one moves away from the center. I need everyone's help!

excanny:

I sincerely hope you know what you are talking about. You are seperating ngwa from igbo. Is ngwa a language on its own? Anyway, you are a newbie, let me just forgive your ignorance. Hope you learn fast.

amekaoti:

The idea was to tell the person who feels that these variations make us foreign to one another in Iboland that it is not so.

excanny:

To your question, i dont think there's any need to modernize the various Igbo dialects. That's why they are called dialects, we can not all speak the same way. Though there exists a Central Igbo.

ChinenyeN:

I [i]think [/i]you may be [i]unintentionally [/i]confusing modernization and centralization here. Either that, or your making them out to seem synonymous, when they're not.

excanny:

I'm aware of an attempt by some Ngwa youths to claim a distinct Ngwa ethnic nationality, but sincerely i dont understand the rationale behind this move, so I cant say much.

excanny:

I guess you're right. That was an unintentional mix-up.

Obiagu1:

. . . and who cares? I just wish Alaigbo has a boundary with Cameroun. Some Igbo clans would have been given to Cameroun for free.