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Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by samsononyilo(m): 5:29pm On Jul 09
What about Onyilo, Onuh, Ochigbo, Ondaje, Otokpa?
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by ASArevivalist1: 5:32pm On Jul 09
Igalas bear most of these names too
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by CaptainFM1: 5:49pm On Jul 09
Nowadays slay mama and Gen Z father don't see any of these beautiful names to call their children.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by zyphr(m): 5:52pm On Jul 09
Oversabi. That they are both spelt and sound the same, doesn't mean it is Hebrew .
Ada is father
Adam = My father

femi4:
Adam is not one of them

The name Adam derives from Hebrew roots. It means "man," "humanity," or "son of the red earth". It stems from the Hebrew word adamah, meaning "ground" or "earth,"
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by AareGaa: 5:53pm On Jul 09
Love800:
Igbos are indigenous in Benue?
When will you get tired of attache by force?
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by femi4: 5:53pm On Jul 09
zyphr:
Oversabi. That they are both spelt and sound the same, doesn't mean it is Hebrew .
Ada is father
Adam = My father
Ignorance

The meaning doesn't change its origin. It will forever be a borrowed word into your language
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by AareGaa: 5:57pm On Jul 09
froxydydx:
Idomas and Igbos share similarities in names culture, tradition, religion, market days etc. Of the 3 major tribes, Igbos are the closest to the Idoma so any Idomas person hating on the Igbos is ignorant
Idomas have rejected you severally
Why una no dey tire?
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by AareGaa: 5:58pm On Jul 09
Dogalmighty17:
There are Igbo in Benue state in zone C (Ezza and Izzi Igbo communities in Ado, Okpokwu and Oju local government areas). A pretty small number though but they settld in those parts of idomaland long before the coming of the white colonisers. They are effectively stateless as it is. They don't have a voice in Benue state and the Igbo in Ebonyi seem to have nothing but hatred for them.

The earliest maps of Biafra includes what is now called zone C in Benue state as Ojukwu wanted to ensure that the Igbo kith and kin in that part of Benue were not forgotten while at the same time, creating a buffer between Biafra and Northern Nigeria.

This is a key reason why the Nigerian airforce has its largest base in Makurdi, the Tactical Air Command. This is where Nigeria's latest fighter jets are based. The base is close enough to cripple any build up of logistics to sustain any fighting force in Igboland and distant enough from Igboland to avoid capture.
Stop eyeing Benue fertile land.

Idomas have disowned you severally.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by NairaMaster1(m): 6:15pm On Jul 09
dallasi:
SN NAME GENDER MEANING
1 ABOH Masculine War Lord
2 ACHIENI Feminine Unexpected
3 ADAH Masculine Father of nations
4 ADOLE Masculine Father of the house
5 ADAM Masculine My Father
6 AGABA Masculine Lion
7 AGBENU Feminine A child is wealth
8 AKOCHE Unisex My own
9 AKUM Feminine My own
10 ALECHENU Masculine Unexpected
11 ANYAOLE Feminine Women are makers of a home
12 ANYEBE Masculine Victory
13 APEH Masculine Apeh is the Idoma name for scabbard, the sheath scabbard used in protecting a sword.
14 EBO Feminine Peace
15.Adakole – Father of the house
16 EHI'KOWOICHO Feminine God’s Gift
17 EJE Masculine. Tiger
18 EJELIKWU Masculine Born for death (usually given when there has been frequent deaths of newborns in the family)
19 EK,OCHE Masculine My own
20 EKONDU Masculine The lord’s own
21 EKOWO Feminine God’s time
22 ELAKECHE Feminine Mysteries of the world
23 EMIENE Feminine Man proposes, God disposes
23 EMOCHE Masculine Born a King
24 ENAYI Feminine Mother of children
25 ENE Feminine Mother
25b EDUGWU Feminine. Citadel of Blessing
26 ENEKOLE Feminine Mother of the family
27 ENENCHE Masculine Good tidings (Thanks to God for seeing the dawn of a new day)
28 ENOCHE Feminine Mother of a King
29 EWACHE Masculine Majority decision rules
30 ICHEKANI Masculine Tomorrow cannot be forseen
31 IHOTU Unisex Love
32 IJEWODA Feminine Money is a source of pride
33 INALEGWU Masculine I have been vindicated
34 NGBEDE Masculine Happiness
35 OBE Masculine Industrious
36 OBOGWU Masculine Brave Part
37 OBOTU Masculine Comforter (peace at heart)
38 OCHANYA Feminine Queen
39 OCHE Masculine King. The variant Otse is used by people from Ado Local Government Area.
40 OCHEFIJE Feminine A human is worth more than money
41 OCHEJE Masculine No one really knows why except God
42 OCHEME Masculine A generation of Kings has ended
43 OCHEJE Masculine The position of a leader is a burden
44 OCHOHEPO Masculine God is the best judge
45 OCHOJILA Masculine Peoples King
46 ODALEKO Unisex Season i.e there is time for everything.
47 ODUMU Masculine Hyena
48 ODANGBO Masculine My gift
49 OGANYA Feminine Women Leader
50 OGBOLE Masculine Leader of family home (usually given when a father dies before the birth of a child)
51 OGEBE Masculine East
52 OGODO Feminine Mother of all mums
53 OGWA Feminine Abundance
54 OJONYE Masculine One who is compassionate hardly receives compassion from others
55 OKWORI Masculine Persevering against all odds
56 OLOCHE Masculine Having friends & family is true wealth.
57 OMABA Masculine Welcome
58 OMALE Masculine A renowned scribe
59 ONJEFU Masculine Who can predict tomorrow?
60 ONNAH Masculine Miracle
61 ONOJA Masculine Market leader (a very resourceful person)
62 ONUM Masculine He that pursues me in my innocence, pursues shadows.
63 ONYECHE Feminine Who wants to be relegated?
64 ONYECHI Feminine A child dedicated to the gods
65 ONYEJE Feminine Who knows tomorrow
66 ONYEMOWO Feminine Who knows tomorrow?
67 ONYEYIBO Feminine A beautiful child.
68 ONYILOKO Feminine Woman of strong virtues
69 OOFUNI Feminine God’s grace is not sourced by force
70 OWOICHO Masculine God
71 OWOLOYI Feminine Every child belongs to God
72 OYA Feminine Friend
73 OYIBINGA Feminine I can endure for a child
74 OYIFIODA Masculine A child is greater than wealth
75 OYIWODA Feminine A child is a source of pride
76 OGWA. Feminine Rainy reason
77 ABAKPA Masculine Stranger from the North
78 ATAMA Masculine Chief Priest
79 ONYI (kpechi) Feminine daughter of harmattan
80 IDENYI. Femine the River goddess
81 ENYANWU Feminine. the sun goddess
82 OMAGA Masculine. the hawk
83 OMONU. Masculine. son of a king (Prince)
83 ONYEJE. Femine. who knows tommorow
84 AMEH Masculine there's an end to everything
85 OCHAYI. Masculine pride of the family
86 OTEIKWU Masculine hunting is deadly
87 AKOGWU. Masculine war hero
88 ABAH Masculine gathering of heroes
89 EJEMBI (Ejeh) Masculine I was given to hold
90 OKOH Masculine. great farmer
91 IDOKO Masculine the one who lives in the farm
92 ELAIGWU Masculine word is as sharp as the sword/blade
93 AKOR. Masculine. war leader
94 OMALE Masculine. wisdom
94 OJOBO Masculine God is great
95 EGBA Masculine. shout of victory/joy
96 OKAY. feminine royal bead
97 ODACHI feminine. strange, miracle
98 OJECHEMA Masculine the one who came to test the word
99 OBEKPA. Masculine treasurer
100 ANYEBE Masculine fearless warrior/lungs
101 OCHUBE. Masculine success story
102 EKERE Masculine. sickness is not a barrier/
overcomer
103 OGODO feminine. treasured box
104 APEH Masculine. sword
105 INEDU Masculine home of peace
106 APOCHI Masculine back of a tree/strength
107 OKPE Masculine. the seer/eagle
108 ABUTU Masculine descendant of Utuoja
109 OGWUCHE Masculine. King's blessing
110 AGBO. Masculine. town crier
111 ICHEKANI Masculine don't conclude on my present situation
112 ANEH. feminine favour, precious leave
113 OKWO Masculine. the pillar
114 EMA feminine peace
115 OBUTE. Masculine crossover/victory
116 ALADI feminine new beginning
117 ADAMA Masculine father's favourite
118 IKWUJE Masculine death knows this
119 AJEH Masculine land
120 ENOKELA unisex. day of reckoning
121 UJAH masculine war
122 ONYEMOWO who knows my destiny
123 ONYECHE feminine. who wants others to succeed
124 EDOKA feminine a question has been asked
125 EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market
126 ONYEJECHE. who knows the word
127 OWONYA. feminine saved by grace or freedom
128 ONOGWU masculine. war leader
129 OWOLE feminne child of destiny
130 ONYAOMALE feminine wisdom
131 ONYIOWO feminine. woman of rain
132 OCHAI masculine. king of babies
133 ONMA masculine. ornament
134 OWOICHOJUM Unisex God is my sufficiency
135 OOYA'KONDU Unisex The Lord's doing

Proudly Idoma
Ainya Chò'oʻ

Ayofu
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by NairaMaster1(m): 6:20pm On Jul 09
femi4:
Adam is not one of them

The name Adam derives from Hebrew roots. It means "man," "humanity," or "son of the red earth". It stems from the Hebrew word adamah, meaning "ground" or "earth,"
It's my father in Idoma. It's not the way you look at it, and that's because you don't understand the language.

Ada is father. Just like Igbo, when you add M to Ada it becomes my father

Ada..m means my father.

My question to you is.... is your father a woman?

If Adam in Hebrew is man then it's same because a father must be a man.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by NairaMaster1(m): 6:22pm On Jul 09
IamOrei:
Does anyone notice the names start with either A, E & O?

Seems names starting with consonants are forbidden in their language
The language is not a chi, cho, chi, gb language
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by CreatedtwoRule: 6:31pm On Jul 09
Any idoma child could have become a 2baba if it wasn't for where they found themselves, better still, why are there no so many idoma popstars of the level of 2baba's feat and achievements? his environment(lagos) at the time made him and not because he is idoma, there is nothing special about being any tribe if the system works.
LexFlex10:
You hear from where

Where’s the proof

Your legendary 2face Idibia, all time music legend is an IDOMA guy remember that grin😁
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by AguluLiar: 6:34pm On Jul 09
Dogalmighty17:
You heard wrong. Idoma don't do that. I'm pretty sure the Yoruba do though.
Na girls from Benue and South East full OS houses for South West
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by geechy: 6:38pm On Jul 09
Sample use of Ajeh aka land.

Nigeria is a failed state, Ajeh sad
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by femi4: 6:39pm On Jul 09
NairaMaster1:
It's my father in Idoma. It's not the way you look at it, and that's because you don't understand the language.

Ada is father. Just like Igbo, when you add M to Ada it becomes my father

Ada..m means my father.

My question to you is.... is your father a woman?

If Adam in Hebrew is man then it's same because a father must be a man.
I am not arguing about its meaning but origin

That word was borrowed into your language
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Pexta(m): 6:42pm On Jul 09
Emmaari:
Number 10 is my middle name (Alechenu)
Proudly idoma..
Oyi'nem
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Pexta(m): 6:43pm On Jul 09
LexFlex10:
Proudly IDOMA
Oyi'nem, Abole ke ?
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Dogalmighty17: 6:58pm On Jul 09
AguluLiar:
Na girls from Benue and South East full OS houses for South West
Tiv girls yes. Not Idoma.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Prettychild(f): 7:04pm On Jul 09
dallasi:
SN NAME GENDER MEANING
1 ABOH Masculine War Lord
2 ACHIENI Feminine Unexpected
3 ADAH Masculine Father of nations
4 ADOLE Masculine Father of the house
5 ADAM Masculine My Father
6 AGABA Masculine Lion
7 AGBENU Feminine A child is wealth
8 AKOCHE Unisex My own
9 AKUM Feminine My own
10 ALECHENU Masculine Unexpected
11 ANYAOLE Feminine Women are makers of a home
12 ANYEBE Masculine Victory
13 APEH Masculine Apeh is the Idoma name for scabbard, the sheath scabbard used in protecting a sword.
14 EBO Feminine Peace
15.Adakole – Father of the house
16 EHI'KOWOICHO Feminine God’s Gift
17 EJE Masculine. Tiger
18 EJELIKWU Masculine Born for death (usually given when there has been frequent deaths of newborns in the family)
19 EK,OCHE Masculine My own
20 EKONDU Masculine The lord’s own
21 EKOWO Feminine God’s time
22 ELAKECHE Feminine Mysteries of the world
23 EMIENE Feminine Man proposes, God disposes
23 EMOCHE Masculine Born a King
24 ENAYI Feminine Mother of children
25 ENE Feminine Mother
25b EDUGWU Feminine. Citadel of Blessing
26 ENEKOLE Feminine Mother of the family
27 ENENCHE Masculine Good tidings (Thanks to God for seeing the dawn of a new day)
28 ENOCHE Feminine Mother of a King
29 EWACHE Masculine Majority decision rules
30 ICHEKANI Masculine Tomorrow cannot be forseen
31 IHOTU Unisex Love
32 IJEWODA Feminine Money is a source of pride
33 INALEGWU Masculine I have been vindicated
34 NGBEDE Masculine Happiness
35 OBE Masculine Industrious
36 OBOGWU Masculine Brave Part
37 OBOTU Masculine Comforter (peace at heart)
38 OCHANYA Feminine Queen
39 OCHE Masculine King. The variant Otse is used by people from Ado Local Government Area.
40 OCHEFIJE Feminine A human is worth more than money
41 OCHEJE Masculine No one really knows why except God
42 OCHEME Masculine A generation of Kings has ended
43 OCHEJE Masculine The position of a leader is a burden
44 OCHOHEPO Masculine God is the best judge
45 OCHOJILA Masculine Peoples King
46 ODALEKO Unisex Season i.e there is time for everything.
47 ODUMU Masculine Hyena
48 ODANGBO Masculine My gift
49 OGANYA Feminine Women Leader
50 OGBOLE Masculine Leader of family home (usually given when a father dies before the birth of a child)
51 OGEBE Masculine East
52 OGODO Feminine Mother of all mums
53 OGWA Feminine Abundance
54 OJONYE Masculine One who is compassionate hardly receives compassion from others
55 OKWORI Masculine Persevering against all odds
56 OLOCHE Masculine Having friends & family is true wealth.
57 OMABA Masculine Welcome
58 OMALE Masculine A renowned scribe
59 ONJEFU Masculine Who can predict tomorrow?
60 ONNAH Masculine Miracle
61 ONOJA Masculine Market leader (a very resourceful person)
62 ONUM Masculine He that pursues me in my innocence, pursues shadows.
63 ONYECHE Feminine Who wants to be relegated?
64 ONYECHI Feminine A child dedicated to the gods
65 ONYEJE Feminine Who knows tomorrow
66 ONYEMOWO Feminine Who knows tomorrow?
67 ONYEYIBO Feminine A beautiful child.
68 ONYILOKO Feminine Woman of strong virtues
69 OOFUNI Feminine God’s grace is not sourced by force
70 OWOICHO Masculine God
71 OWOLOYI Feminine Every child belongs to God
72 OYA Feminine Friend
73 OYIBINGA Feminine I can endure for a child
74 OYIFIODA Masculine A child is greater than wealth
75 OYIWODA Feminine A child is a source of pride
76 OGWA. Feminine Rainy reason
77 ABAKPA Masculine Stranger from the North
78 ATAMA Masculine Chief Priest
79 ONYI (kpechi) Feminine daughter of harmattan
80 IDENYI. Femine the River goddess
81 ENYANWU Feminine. the sun goddess
82 OMAGA Masculine. the hawk
83 OMONU. Masculine. son of a king (Prince)
83 ONYEJE. Femine. who knows tommorow
84 AMEH Masculine there's an end to everything
85 OCHAYI. Masculine pride of the family
86 OTEIKWU Masculine hunting is deadly
87 AKOGWU. Masculine war hero
88 ABAH Masculine gathering of heroes
89 EJEMBI (Ejeh) Masculine I was given to hold
90 OKOH Masculine. great farmer
91 IDOKO Masculine the one who lives in the farm
92 ELAIGWU Masculine word is as sharp as the sword/blade
93 AKOR. Masculine. war leader
94 OMALE Masculine. wisdom
94 OJOBO Masculine God is great
95 EGBA Masculine. shout of victory/joy
96 OKAY. feminine royal bead
97 ODACHI feminine. strange, miracle
98 OJECHEMA Masculine the one who came to test the word
99 OBEKPA. Masculine treasurer
100 ANYEBE Masculine fearless warrior/lungs
101 OCHUBE. Masculine success story
102 EKERE Masculine. sickness is not a barrier/
overcomer
103 OGODO feminine. treasured box
104 APEH Masculine. sword
105 INEDU Masculine home of peace
106 APOCHI Masculine back of a tree/strength
107 OKPE Masculine. the seer/eagle
108 ABUTU Masculine descendant of Utuoja
109 OGWUCHE Masculine. King's blessing
110 AGBO. Masculine. town crier
111 ICHEKANI Masculine don't conclude on my present situation
112 ANEH. feminine favour, precious leave
113 OKWO Masculine. the pillar
114 EMA feminine peace
115 OBUTE. Masculine crossover/victory
116 ALADI feminine new beginning
117 ADAMA Masculine father's favourite
118 IKWUJE Masculine death knows this
119 AJEH Masculine land
120 ENOKELA unisex. day of reckoning
121 UJAH masculine war
122 ONYEMOWO who knows my destiny
123 ONYECHE feminine. who wants others to succeed
124 EDOKA feminine a question has been asked
125 EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market
126 ONYEJECHE. who knows the word
127 OWONYA. feminine saved by grace or freedom
128 ONOGWU masculine. war leader
129 OWOLE feminne child of destiny
130 ONYAOMALE feminine wisdom
131 ONYIOWO feminine. woman of rain
132 OCHAI masculine. king of babies
133 ONMA masculine. ornament
134 OWOICHOJUM Unisex God is my sufficiency
135 OOYA'KONDU Unisex The Lord's doing

Proudly Idoma
What is the meaning of Opiyotu?
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Emmaari: 7:07pm On Jul 09
Abole??
Pexta:
Oyi'nem
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Emmaari: 7:09pm On Jul 09
Ondojum means God is enough for me , nice name too
ChisomNkwocha1:
ondujum is my girlfriends coolname
Couldn't find it shocked
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Neddyogu(m): 7:30pm On Jul 09
What of Dooshima? Abi no be idoma name e dat? Anyways, anybody that knows the meaning should say.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by 22o62021: 8:09pm On Jul 09
Most names there are still Nsukka people names

We share boundary sha, and I don't the meaning of those names in Nsukka

Apeh
Ameh
Idoko
Itodo
Agbo
Oche

And many more
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by 22o62021: 8:09pm On Jul 09
Neddyogu:
What of Dooshima? Abi no be idoma name e dat? Anyways, anybody that knows the meaning should say.
That one na Tiv name
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Jeje247: 8:10pm On Jul 09
ASArevivalist1:
Igalas bear most of these names too
Idomas migrated from igala
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by 22o62021: 8:11pm On Jul 09
sacajawea:
someone asked for Idibia there, one would think naturally they would think of adding it.

Also say the ones like ... there are so many not mentioned.

Igbos, do you see similarities in the language, name and speaking?
Those names there are still the same name most Nsukka people answer.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Jeje247: 8:16pm On Jul 09
22o62021:
Most names there are still Nsukka people names

We share boundary sha, and I don't the meaning of those names in Nsukka

Apeh
Ameh
Idoko
Itodo
Agbo
Oche

And many more
It's because of the nsukka and idoma origin from idah
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by CorrectionFLuid: 8:20pm On Jul 09
femi4:
Adam is not one of them

The name Adam derives from Hebrew roots. It means "man," "humanity," or "son of the red earth". It stems from the Hebrew word adamah, meaning "ground" or "earth,"
Femi, You can't stay in your region and determine what's valid in another man's place.
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by femi4: 9:47pm On Jul 09
CorrectionFLuid:
Femi, You can't stay in your region and determine what's valid in another man's place.
Ignorance
When did I tell you the name is invalid

It was borrowed and adopted by your great grandfathers

Same way we have borrowed words in any other languages
Re: Some Popular Idoma Names And Their Meanings by Revolva(m): 9:56pm On Jul 09
Jeje247:
Idomas migrated from igala
Not all idomas are from igala o, just few ...and they can be traced with their surnames and settlement ...in idoma land today
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