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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by tchigofigo(m): 1:14pm On Sep 16, 2014
Janetozi: Obuotuwadi - na so this world be?

achodiminu - i don't want to stay

njonwa - the ugliness of a child

abiaramimegini - what have i come to do?

ebeadiegu - this place is terrible

chimdulam - God escort me back

nogebola! - in this time of Ebola!

Agaheremuzo - i miss road

sweet names.

funny names..made me laf so much so that i felt like **ss**g uu..,okwa i sara eze` gi n'ututu a?Shee oti fo enyi yen leni?

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Pendora: 1:45pm On Sep 16, 2014
nka di na nti (old age is in d ear)

onukwube (let dem say)

uwaezuoke (humans wants insatiable)
grin grin grin grin

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Chinom(m): 1:59pm On Sep 16, 2014
Keneking: Nkiruka ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh grin
Jona than grin

You also have Azuka... the opposite.

There is also Echezona, which is a short form of Echezonachukwu.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Younevajam: 2:10pm On Sep 16, 2014
Odinakachuwu-In the hands of God.My son's name.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by chaberry(m): 2:13pm On Sep 16, 2014
Horayce: I'm igbo and I find igbo names quite annoying to be honest. I prefer names from the deep south and the middle belt. Neutral & tongue friendly names like Kalada,Rotnen, Tamuno any day of the week for me.
Did anyone stop you from bearing any of those names?

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by FILUX(m): 2:15pm On Sep 16, 2014
I wish man is without sin, our activities hear on earth would have reflected as a result of God name we bear. Angels in heaven answer's God name & d glory of tht name is being seen in their activites, d same wth Christ Jesus in his name all tins bow.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:15pm On Sep 16, 2014
saintneo:

Chi-ukwu = big God. Because two vowels can't be together, the "i" is truncated ..... Chukwu



Ukwu has several meanings depending on the accents on the vowels.

Úkwù = waist (but for perverts it is both waist and buttocks of lady)
Úkwú = big/large
Ükwü = leg

Ükwü gï a, ö ga-ebu úkwù úkwú = This your leg, can it support a big waist.

This igbo question made my day. Back when we were taught igbo as a subject in secondary school, a boy asked me this question. I was taunted for a full week. Well done.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by chaberry(m): 2:21pm On Sep 16, 2014
simplynola: I have 2 neighbours, one is Otakagu and the other sounds like ozubechukwu or is it uzubechukwu. Kindly decode the meaning pls
Otakagu= I'm sure this must be his "nickname", well it actually mean "Bite like a lion.. Nzubechukwu(not uzubechukwu)= the will God(mind u, "Chukwu" or "Chi" is an igbo name 4 God)
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by odiraa(f): 2:29pm On Sep 16, 2014
Enyereibenyem,mburuabuoke
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by OmoNwa: 2:29pm On Sep 16, 2014
Me I no see this beautiful name
NKEOMA - The good one!
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:31pm On Sep 16, 2014
berrystunn:

IHEOMA HAHAHAH IS GOOD THINGS
IHECHUKWU IS THINGS OF GOD
Thank you for correcting him/her. Iheoma is Good/Fine/Beautiful thing
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:44pm On Sep 16, 2014
Iheomachukwu - good thing from God (that's mine)

Nkemakolam - my own is ready for me

Ihechimerem - what my God has done for me

Uzoamaka - the road is good (as in journey of life)

Chinonyerem - God stay with me

Chizomam - God keep saving me

Ugonna - Eagle/pride of father

Naetochukwu - keep praising God

Nneka - Mother is great

Nkemjika - What I have is greater

Obumneke - am I the giver?

My family names. Proud to be Igbo #thatowerrilady

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:47pm On Sep 16, 2014
saintneo: what happened to

[size=55pt]IKECHUKWU[/size]?
It means "God's strength"
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:50pm On Sep 16, 2014
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OdenigboAroli:

Hahaha.....North.

Village ?
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:54pm On Sep 16, 2014
ephi123: Does any one know what the name Adadiora'nma means?

It's such a beautiful name but I've got no idea what it means. It's not as common as Adaobi, or Adanma.
It means "a daughter who is good for the pepple"
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 2:56pm On Sep 16, 2014
No one mentioned
Chukwuemeka
Nzube
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Kcinho(m): 3:15pm On Sep 16, 2014
Met a guy back in school and he introduced himself as Nkejesus. I thought the dude was joking but it was real.

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by berrystunn(m): 3:33pm On Sep 16, 2014
jcmaiah:
Ihe=something or things as u said. and
Ihe= Light or luminance .
So its light of God in some cases.

ihe /something
ihe ahü/ that (thing)
ihea/ this (thing)
ihee/ light..
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by manny4life(m): 3:33pm On Sep 16, 2014
CFCfan: No one mentioned
Chukwuemeka
Nzube

Chukwuemeka - God did it

Nzube - I don't know

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by avuekwe(f): 3:35pm On Sep 16, 2014
Okeikpu: MGBORIE, MGBAFO, MGBEKE, MGBANKWO......DS ARE ONE OF THE BEST IGBO NAME...EVER.... TWO OF MY FUTURE DAUGHTERS WILL BEAR DS NAMES -,-)


Mgbokwo, btw are you from arochukwu? Those names are common in arochukwu. My favorites are:
Ngwanma- that's my sisters name
Ejighiato- that's my aunty's name
Avuekwe- that's my name
Orieji- my aunt bears it
Ivu- another aunt bears that.

Any aro person in the house can supply the meaning
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by manny4life(m): 3:35pm On Sep 16, 2014
Chuka
Chioma
Adanna
Ekene
Obiora
Tobenna
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Emvin(m): 3:43pm On Sep 16, 2014
Afrocatalyst: Do we have to put Chi in all the names. I need core igbo names pls for my unborn daughter.

i suggest MGBEKE then
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Savigne(f): 3:59pm On Sep 16, 2014
My all time favourites;
Kamsiliochukwu (Kamsi)....As I asked God
Sochukwukaima(Kaima)....God is the only one I know
Chidera.....What God has Written
Chukwufunanya (Funanya)..God Loves me
Kasiemobi....Comfort me
Proudly Deltan...Proudly Igbo...Proudly Nigerian....
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by buntercos(m): 4:05pm On Sep 16, 2014
I have not seen my name cryI have not seen my name
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by ephi123(f): 4:15pm On Sep 16, 2014
CFCfan:
It means "a daughter who is good for the pepple"

Oh great, thanks for the translation.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by ephi123(f): 4:15pm On Sep 16, 2014
sol2galay:

Adadioramma means a daughter cherished by the people. Are u an Ibibio if i may ask?

Thanks! No I'm not Ibibio
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by morbeta(m): 4:17pm On Sep 16, 2014
Atuoma-Good Example, Chizaram-God answered my prayers, Ubasinachi-Wealth is from God.

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Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 4:17pm On Sep 16, 2014
berrystunn:

ihe /something
ihe ahü/ that (thing)
ihea/ this (thing)
ihee/ light..

Light is ihe, ihee is simply stretching it.
Its same spelling, different note.
Just like Eze=Tooth, Eze=King.
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by trixandra(f): 4:30pm On Sep 16, 2014
Afrocatalyst: Do we have to put Chi in all the names. I need core igbo names pls for my unborn daughter.
How about Usonwanne, Nesochi?
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by mystikal(m): 4:40pm On Sep 16, 2014
kainene
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 5:04pm On Sep 16, 2014
lionduke:
but the guy no lie
You know na
One of d imbeciles roamin d earth...quote me again nd either i get banned or u do....
Re: Common Beautiful Names From The Igbo Tribe by Nobody: 5:07pm On Sep 16, 2014
Aghaerinam/oguerinam
Ogugua/oguguo
Nnaemeka
Elochukwu
Lotanna
Onyekachi
Ogomegbulam
Uwadiegwu

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