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echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #224 on: September 06, 2007, 11:06 PM »

Quote from: kuz on September 06, 2007, 08:48 PM
hey nobody mention my name: uzochukwu ;gods way

You've mentioned it anyway. Great name!
toshmann (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #225 on: September 07, 2007, 02:21 AM »

Quote from: omoge on September 06, 2007, 10:54 PM
is this love, is this love, is this love, I'm feeling   Grin

i love raggae too.

there is a story behind that name  Cheesy. i will gist you laterz  Cool


my sister's name is Obiazi. how can i interpret that in english?


it is love, it is love, it is love, that you're feeling    Cheesy Cheesy

when you go give me de gist behind your name Cheesy

anyhow, more importantly, when u go give me ya number to express that love you're feeling Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
 don't mind darfur blocking elgie from getting ya number. he'll allow me, after all, i'm NID Grin Grin
kuz
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #226 on: September 07, 2007, 10:45 PM »

uchenna : gods mind
naija_diva (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #227 on: September 07, 2007, 10:52 PM »

Quote from: kuz on September 07, 2007, 10:45 PM
uchenna : gods mind

uchenna means Gods's will.
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #228 on: September 07, 2007, 10:54 PM »

Is it not the same thing Huh
naija_diva (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #229 on: September 07, 2007, 10:56 PM »

no. at least to me god's ming mean you think like god or something like that.(hard to explain) and god's will means like what is purposed to be. idk maybe i see it differently.
toshmann (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #230 on: September 07, 2007, 11:32 PM »

uchenna= God's decision Cool
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #231 on: October 14, 2007, 12:09 PM »

Amandianaeze - Do we know who to avoid?

Udochukwu - God's peace

Chinenye - God gives that's the name of ma gurl

Mgbechikwelu - Whenever God agrees

abiaboy
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #232 on: November 21, 2007, 02:21 PM »

please what does KALU mean?
presido1 (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #233 on: November 25, 2007, 09:23 PM »

Obiagaeliaku=she came to enjoy wealth
Obianaujunwa=
olegalawunwa
Ojukwu
dikeogu
okoro
okeke
nkwonta=small nkwo
osudiuko
ekenta=small eke
okorie
orisakwe
oforegbu
nwogu
nwosu
uloma
etc
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #234 on: November 25, 2007, 11:35 PM »

Quote from: presido1 on November 25, 2007, 09:23 PM
Obiagaeliaku=she came to enjoy wealth
Obianaujunwa=
olegalawunwa
Ojukwu
dikeogu
okoro
okeke
nkwonta=small nkwo
osudiuko
ekenta=small eke
okorie
orisakwe
oforegbu
nwogu
nwosu
uloma
etc
are you seeking for the meanings or what,none said hes paying anyone for harvesting igbo names from a book oooo. Cool

yes ma people what exactly does kalu mean ooooooooo  Shocked  Shocked i have asked and asked no one seems to know. Tongue
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #235 on: November 26, 2007, 04:57 PM »

ndeeewonu ndi nke m.
yes i have asked elders and have known what kalu means

kalu is just like okoro.it simply means, NWOKE.
abiaboy
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #236 on: November 26, 2007, 05:28 PM »

and NWOKE means?
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #237 on: November 26, 2007, 05:37 PM »

nwokem are you not an igbo man or what?
i bu onye etiti uzo ka o gini?  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked
vickanny!
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #238 on: December 11, 2007, 06:24 PM »

Kanayo==male; for let us be pleading with God==My name!
Full= Kanayochukwu or Kanayolisa, same meaning!

@Chinani, Ejitu,  I should believe or think 99.9% means "what can we use to compare to this/ or to God?", ie kedu ihe a ga ejitu ru/ ejitunyere ihe a /mobu chukwu.
 It can also be connoted to mean Ejitu mmamma= something used as a sacrifice or glorification to something, especially God, as many Ibo names most at times refer to God!

Or Ejitu Ugo, E ji ihe a tu m ugo![/i][/b]  Something used to glorify something! Maybe your great grandfather had been looking for a girl or he was overjoyed at the birth of your grandmother and exclaimed Ejitu ugo! I have been crowned by this! [b][i]E=this thing ji [/i]has been used to tu[i] crown 'm' [me] or 'anyi' [us] [i]ugo[i]glory!

Eg Ejituruchi mmamma!
didara86 (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #239 on: December 12, 2007, 10:02 PM »

Can somebody tell me about the meaning of the short form "ONYIS" ? I would love to know of which name it is the short form. Can somebody help?
I'm sure it is igbo,
Thanks
ndubest (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #240 on: December 13, 2007, 05:34 PM »


."ONYIS'" should be ONYISI, which implies the superior or supervisor or the person in charge sort of (head of department)

, full is "onye" which means someone and "isi" which means head, ie ONYEISI OR ONYISI, dropping the letter "E" because two vowels rarely go together in

the Igbo langauage vocabulary

keep the interest up
Amiga (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #241 on: December 13, 2007, 07:00 PM »

ONYIS can also be ONYEKACHI= who is greater than God or ONYEBUCHI= who is God
didara86 (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #242 on: December 13, 2007, 10:28 PM »

Thank you very much! Interesting, 
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #243 on: December 14, 2007, 06:35 PM »

agafu /efulefu according to ogidiboy means one after the boyfriends heart  Grin Grin Grin Grin
Emad (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #244 on: January 05, 2008, 12:37 PM »

what does Cheme mean?
i heard it some time
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #245 on: January 11, 2008, 04:51 PM »

Cheme: Correct spelling may be Chieme which means "God does not, " Actually the name may be a shortened form of a longer one
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #246 on: January 11, 2008, 04:59 PM »

methinks its "chiemelie" which means "God has won"
the short form can either be "chime" or "emelie"
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #247 on: January 11, 2008, 05:04 PM »

Whatever
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #248 on: January 11, 2008, 05:16 PM »

hehe haha echelon o naghikwa ese okwu,buko. Kiss
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #249 on: January 11, 2008, 05:35 PM »

mbanu! Kedu ka m ga-esi we sesabazia ada okwu? Onye choro okwu bu onye dere "Cheme" Ihe a abughi okwu Igbo
Emad (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #250 on: January 11, 2008, 05:40 PM »

Ok translate!!  Cry
echelon (m)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #251 on: January 11, 2008, 05:42 PM »

Emad, Cheme may not be the correct spelling of the name. my last post was a sidetalk
Emad (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #252 on: January 11, 2008, 05:46 PM »

Echelon i was going to ask what does Onyecheme mean
That is one of the styl-plus guy's names
Remember i am in love with him
If i have to be Mrs Onyecheme one day i need to know what i am going in for
Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #253 on: January 11, 2008, 05:53 PM »

Quote from: Emad on January 11, 2008, 05:46 PM
Echelon i was going to ask what does Onyecheme mean
That is one of the styl-plus guy's names
Remember i am in love with him
If i have to be Mrs Onyecheme one day i need to know what i am going in for
 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
you sef,from P-squared to Styl plus?  Shocked Tongue Cheesy
"
"Onyecheme" sounds like an imo name.it might mean,"when one thinks "  i think its still a shorter wersion of the name .not really sure here abegi. but come to think of it Emad,are you marrying them because of the name or fine boi status ?lol

echelon no nwa.o nweghi ihe meganu.
Emad (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #254 on: January 11, 2008, 06:05 PM »

Buhhahahahahahahahaahaaaaaaaa Ify, Ify

Stop Please Stop ,

I did not even know where my Fiance is from !!!  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
that is why i prefer P-Square
Hey come to think of it what does Okoye mean?
I think i might chose to be Mrs Okoye instead  Cool Cool Cool Cool
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #255 on: January 11, 2008, 06:10 PM »

i would only tell you what "okoye" means if you tell me what  " ndifreke" means  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

ok "okoye" means a man born with great strenght,born on the big market day - orie.
tell me are they really strong ?  Wink which one is yours ? Tongue
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