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Some English Names We Use and Their Greater and Better Okpameri Equivalents You Can Bear or Give Your Children

Omowumi Bode Ekundayo

Today, I bring you some valuable Okpameri names from our villages, which you can bear and give your children. If your children are still young and bearing foreign names such as Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, English, French, Arabic, etc names, now is the time to change it before it is too late, as it has become for some of us now.

1. Power, Greatness: Ilanye-ekpiyena : A well set cooking oven does not collapse food. What is well made ever stands. Short form is Ilanye.

2. Uborgavenabe : I am greater than my enemies, my hand is stronger than my enemies, also Okumorbaimi (my chaser can't meet me)
3. Udimame : Large body of water, meaning Greatness, riches
4. Onyiortukorswori, Ogbortukorswidi : You don't bypass palm frond to cut palm nut bunch, meaning, you must plant before you reap, work before harvest, life has an order you must follow.
5. *Ukpasumusumu*: Bright Star. Those who bear Bright can use this.
6. Iwimin-igbeki: noise and screaming does not kill market, meaning, nothing you say or do to me can affect me, also Unuaselorbime*, *Unuugbe, Unugbormor
7. Mefuwzi : I came clean to life, Anointing, also Mekorfuw : I have bathed clean.
8. Afehfu : Life continues, home will not perish.
9. Ormorkaaru / Omokaro : Child is number one in life, child is progress. Progress.
10. Ormorkude , also *Ormorkehimi*: Child is the hope for tomorrow, child gives us strong backing from behind, when we are gone or weak, child comes from behind to strengthen us.
11. Ormorkugbor : Child is life. Also Ormorkagbor : a child is people, child attracts life and people.
12. Ormomahimi Yoruba Omowumi, Itsekiri Omawumi, meaning child is precious, I love children.
13. Ormorkushe (short for Kushe or Ushe): Beauty, Child is beauty.
14. Ormorkikiba, Ormorkikia, Ormorkikime : Child is riches, wealth.
15. *Unyanmikuwgbor*: Life is wisdom, wisdom is what you need for life.
16. Unyanmikorgbor: Wisdom makes a man or woman.
17. Okorsinorhanami (short form, Hanami, Anami) Godsgift. Gift of God
18. Ikamanefuwna, Ikemenefuwna (short form Orfuna, Funa, Ornorfuna), clean head, divine head.
19. Ormorbokorsoruzu (short form, Maruzu, Marusun), child of God doesn't suffer (my daughter's name).
20. Ashe, Ilashe, Ashi : This is the most popular Okpameri names also having more meanings than any other Okpameri name, hence it is so popular. Ashe means Blessing, Kindness, Favour, Goodness, Gift (Ilashe), Assistance, Good heart, etc. It has many variants: Ashememazi, Ashemeje, Ilashekeme, Ashikome, Ashe-evaa (kindness does not get lost, you must reap it), etc. Another form of Ashe is Uwzine meaning reward, profit, good result.
21. Ormordasilimema (short form Dasil, Dasi) Child has dressed me flamboyantly. Child has uplifted me.
22. Inanormenese (short form Inaa), meaning it is today I know. This stresses human limitation and advises us to behave well because you don't know tomorrow. Also Onyiornude : we don't know tomorrow.
23. Ehnehmiri : A philosophical question asking those who hate or want to ruin us: what have I done?
24. Uvenuushaye: Pride is not good. Afternoon pride is dangerous. It stresses humility in life.
25. Ujelimor, Ujerimor, Egwijelimor : meaning Emilokan. It is my turn to rule or reign.
26. *Harbaimor, Ehabahe. Bunsormor, Bulehesormor, Morsimi, Ibuehemi*, Blessing, Bless me, add to, increase me. Also
27. Kpamehase : uplift me
28. Ormorkpashi, Ormorborkpahi : Prince, Princess
29. Mercy: Ukornordu, Haviehemi, Eviehemi, Hanahimi, Keharsorkor, Saminawa
30. Happiness: Etana, Etanami. Ehgwainemimi.
31. Godwin: Oshukunova. Unuche, Uboryokosinuche. Ornova
32. Faith : Horkorsor, Horkornya, Horkorvia, Ukevuujua, Ukevuuza
33. Precious/Goodness : Ohiema, Ihieimi. Ornorfuna, etc.
33. Peace : Egbelor, Egbulor, Egbelormi, Egbelelor,
34. Divine/Destiny : Aweuke, Anwouke, Akemigbeze, Ekemigbeje, Aimanerinmin, Oyionmanoyokosi, Aimaloshi, Ekenesorka
35. Best : Ozearu, Ojearu, Ohkeh, Okehnikeh, Ornohiemiva
36. Wealth/Fortune/Riches : Ifuehmi, Ekhare, Ekorhimi, Ekortormi, Udimame, Ornorkohi, Onorkortor.
37. Praise: Achese, Echese, Zamiga, Jaiga, Zamacholo, Acholo, etc
38. Bliss/Joy : Oghorghor, Aghorghor.
39. Miracle/Marvellous: Igbunu, Igbelimunu, Ikpeazi, Evalimunuwa
40. Bright : Eyanma, Menyama, Orhorn, Orhorni (the Sun), Ochacha (bright star).

OP, thanks for this

I believe in traditional names.

. But please tell us where Okpameri is located and what tribe. I've never heard of the place, though I recognize some of the names so I'm guessing Delta.