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22o62021:
That one na Tiv name

Ok, thank you

What of IDIBIA?

femi4:
Ignorance

The meaning doesn't change its origin. It will forever be a borrowed word into your language

A language that existed before the coming of Christianity? It's amazing how one be so confident in spewing gabbage!

unite4real:
It's not Ugbede but Ngbede and it means happiness

Sorry I've checked it, Ugbede is actually an Igala name

zyphr:
A language that existed before the coming of Christianity? It's amazing how one be so confident in spewing gabbage!

ignorace

Between hebrew n christianinty, which one come first

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

Thanks for sharing this.
It’s very enlightening.

All the names seem to start and end with vowels.

With this information, I now find the names of some prominent Nigerians interesting given their vocations:

ELAIGWU -as sharp as the sword/blade
The first and most prominent person I know who bears Elaigwu is Professor Jonah Isawa Elaigwu [/b]who was a renowned [b]Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Jos. He was a leading scholar in comparative federalism and civil-military relations, and the founder of the Jos-based think tank, the Institute of Governance and Social Research (IGSR).

Being an emeritus professor, he was a man of letters so him the name “word is as sharp as sword” is fitting.


AKOR - war leader
Akor Adams, professional footballer striker who plays for La Liga club Sevilla and the Super Eagles.

AGABA – Lion
Peter Agaba, Former Nigerian football defender.

The youngest player of the 1987 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Canada, at just 13, he was tournament.
He also put his name into the history books at the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, when at just 14 years and 151 days old, he made his debut for Nigeria in a 1-1 draw against Czechia during the group stage.

ABAH -gathering of heroes
I found a number of writers bearing Abah online
Betty Abah: A highly acclaimed author, journalist, and women and children's rights activist. She is the Executive Director of the NGO CEE-HOPE and has authored several books, including Sound of Broken Chains and Go Tell Our King.
Glory Abah (Mogbo): A creative writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach. She frequently writes for outlets like BellaNaija and teaches other writers how to tell compelling stories.
John Abah: A professional content writer and ghostwriter with years of experience producing website content, blogs, and articles.
Simon Abah: A writer, freelance journalist, and campaigner who focuses on social impact and teachin

ENE -Mother
Ene Oloja
She played the role of mother as Zemaye on NTA's Cock Crow at Dawn in the late 1970s and later as Mama Nosa in Mirror in the Sun.

She later acted as Funmi in Behind the Clouds.

She also later played the role of Udo Josai, an African immigrant and the confidant of the protagonist, Erica Bain (played by Jodie Foster) in the 2007 Hollywood thriller The Brave One.

Similarity of some names with Yoruba

I also observed a seeming similarity with the use of the Yoruba word “Oja” [/b]which means market .
[b]ONOJA - Market leader (a very resourceful person)/ Oloja (literally Market Owner in Yoruba)
EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market (use of Oja/Market)

Missing names
I noticed that Orokpo and Ochefu are missing. Are they not Idoma names?

There's Apostle Michael Orokpo and Colonel Anthony Ochefu, a Military Governor of East Central State during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.

Ok

Revolva:
Not all idomas are from igala o, just few ...and they can be traced with their surnames and settlement ...in idoma land today

@ op what about Ogwuche ? What's the meaning?

Obiobino, ukolo be?

Pexta:
Oyi'nem, Abole ke ?

ahamonyeka:
What's the meaning of hemba and owocholofu

Hemba is a Tiv Name.

Owocholofu means God is powerful

Pexta:
Oyi'nem, Abole ke ?

Obiobino, Oyi'nem

Emmaari:
Obiobino, ukolo be?

Obi'obi no okpani. Daudu...

LexFlex10:
Obiobino, Oyi'nem

Anya okpani

Psarmmiehbam:
I was really shocked when a neighbour of mine was that his native name is Ujah (as in fight or war). I was like for 9 months, dem no think of better name, dem com even get additional 7 days to decide, yet na fight dem fit give as name. Omo you go fight battles tired o

A neighbor of mine too but they're from Nsukka.

It would seem that Enugu and Benue States have had a connection sometime in the past, because I know people of the Nsukka extraction that bear Ojobo, Idoko, Ujah, and some others that were mentioned.

culf:
Hemba is a Tiv Name.

Owocholofu means God is powerful

Ok ,thanks

Pexta:
Anya okpani

Anya Sir

Neddyogu:
What of Dooshima? Abi no be idoma name e dat? Anyways, anybody that knows the meaning should say.

It's a Tvi( tiv) name.

themanderon:
It's a Tvi( tiv) name.

Yeah, someone's pointed that out. Tnx

Thanks for showing us most of the idoma names' meanings unknown earlier.

This is awesome.

I really appreciate.

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.