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I've noticed the trends of most Igbo names parents are giving their children recently;
I decided to complie some of them with their meaning.
Add yours .

1) Chisimdi (Sindy) - God said I should live
2) Chimamanda(Amanda)- My God will never fail
3)Chimamaka (Amaka) - My God is good
4) Chizaram (Zaram) - God have heard me.
5) Chikanyima (Kayima) - It is God that we know
6) Ebubechukwu (Ebube)- God's glory
7) Chukwuebuka(Ebuka) -God is great
Chiemelie - God wins
9) Oguguamakwa(Ogugua) - A child of consolation
10)Chidera(Deraa) - What God has written..
11) Chidinma - God is good
12) Chigbogu(Chigbo) - God has settled the quarrel
13)Chinazom - My God is saving me
14)Chibuzo - God leads
15)Chigaekpe - God will judge
16) Chimaobim - God knows my heart
17) Chiwetalu - God brings...
19) Chinedu - God leads...
20) Chiadikaobi - God is not like men's thought
21) Chimezie - God will repair...

Add yours....

My name is not there....
22) Chukwuemeka (Emeka) - God has done well.
23) Chinelo- God's thought
24) Chimeremeze - God made me king
26) Nmesomachukwu - ?

Lilimax: My name is not there....
22) Chukwuemeka (Emeka) - God has done well.
23) Chinelo- God's thought
24) Chimeremeze - God made me king
26) Nmesomachukwu - ?

Nmesomachukwu means 'God's good deeds'.

To be honest, I'm tired of the "Chi craze". We need more diversity.

Non-chi names that i know of
kamsiyochukwu,(kamsi for short)
kosisochukwu,(kosi for short)
lotanna or afunwaelotanna
ebubechukwu
my anambra people love giving long names i once saw a woman name her child ifebuchechukwugaeme,(ifebuche for short),lol

Ofoegbunam - let justice not kill me

Ehinze - if not for [God]

Iroabuchi - [my] enemy is not [my] God

Egwuatu - Fearless

Osakwe - If God allows it

Nlenanya - Looking up to [God]

Nwogu - just child

Kemakolam - let me not lack what is meant to be mine

Madufo - we shall not all perish

Adure - a daughter of pride

o'boy:
Non-chi names that i know of
kamsiyochukwu,(kamsi for short)
kosisochukwu,(kosi for short)
lotanna or afunwaelotanna
ebubechukwu
my anambra people love giving long names i once saw a woman name her child ifebuchechukwugaeme,(ifebuche for short),lol

That name long no be small.
I love Oguchukwugbalum- The battle God fought for me.

odumchi: Ofoegbunam - let justice not kill me

Ehinze - if not for [God]

Iroabuchi - [my] enemy is not [my] God

Egwuatu - Fearless

Osakwe - If God allows it

Nlenanya - Looking up to [God]

Nwogu - just child

Kemakolam - let me not lack what is meant to be mine

Madufo - we shall not all perish

Adure - a daughter of pride

Most of these names are being used as surname presently.
You hardly see parents giving these names to their kids .

Zioraifechi (Zizi)
Zinachimdi( Zina)
Ugomma( Ugo)...my name
chetachi (cheta)

Op, u compiled that thing without Mmesomma?!
most of the children born these days have the name.

I too loff this name - Chimnonaoru = My God is still at work. That's my sweet grand daughters name.

I've always loved Chinelo

Somtochukwu (join me to praise God): Somto

I love the name!

What is the meaning of AGORUA

Please I will like to know the real meaning of igbo name (udensi)

princedenson1:
Please I will like to know the real meaning of igbo name (udensi)

udensi means ........the eko of poison or the eko of poo poo

oboy3:
Non-chi names that i know of
kamsiyochukwu,(kamsi for short)
kosisochukwu,(kosi for short)
lotanna or afunwaelotanna
ebubechukwu
my anambra people love giving long names i once saw a woman name her child ifebuchechukwugaeme,(ifebuche for short),lol

those names you wrote there are not non-chi/chukwu names. Through scrutiny of those names proves that.

Lotanna - Lotachi/chukwu
kosisochukwu - kosisochi

for IfebUCHECHUKWUgaeme, virtually every Igbo name is a derivative from a sentence, the name Uchechukwu/Uchenna/Uchechi comes as IfebUCHECHUKWUgaeme but it is normally shorten to ease pronunciation.
Others include:
Ekene - Ekenedirichukwu
Ifeanyi - Ifeadighianyichukwu
Emeka - ChukwuEmekaram
Nneka - Nnekaiheowula
Nzube - Nzubechukwugaeme
etc..

I always have a thing for those old names.
Others I can remember include:
Adikibe - not bad being like others
Akufor - let there be excess wealth
Obialor/Obiano/Obiyo - peace of mind
Uzoukwu - generosity

odumchi:
Ofoegbunam - let justice not kill me

Ehinze - if not for [God]

Iroabuchi - [my] enemy is not [my] God

Egwuatu - Fearless

Osakwe - If God allows it

Nlenanya - Looking up to [God]

Nwogu - just child

Kemakolam - let me not lack what is meant to be mine

Madufo - we shall not all perish

Adure - a daughter of pride

Ifenna-light of God or light of the father
Sochimam (Sochi )-only God knows me

As you all know I don't ffucck with Chukwu and Chi names.

Okwuadinsa(adinsa)....Unanswered statement.
Udegbunam(egbuna)....may my greatness not kill me.
Mbonu...empty threats.
Okwueze.....kingly words.
Offorma....justice knows all.
Agbornma.....beautiful lineage/bloodline.
Nwaweluaku.....when child seizes wealth.
Anagu....land of leopards.
Anaelo....takes my share of the land.
Orakwue.....may the people speak.
Ifeatu....exemplary .
Anatuo....may the land hail his name.
Offorka.....justice is supreme.

Dim echem......the Lord of Echem.

OdenigboAroli:
As you all know I don't ffucck with Chukwu and Chi names.

Okwuadinsa(adinsa)....Unanswered statement.
Udegbunam(egbuna)....may my greatness not kill me.
Mbonu...empty threats.
Okwueze.....kingly words.
Offorma....justice knows all.
Agbornma.....beautiful lineage/bloodline.
Nwaweluaku.....when child seizes wealth.
Anagu....land of leopards.
Anaelo....takes my share of the land.
Orakwue.....may the people speak.
Ifeatu....exemplary .
Anatuo....may the land hail his name.
Offorka.....justice is supreme.

Dim echem......the Lord of Echem.

Nwa mama, I guisiwara anyi umu irigiri ava inyi a, o dii mgbe o naghi atoje m uto.

Okaome means fulfiller of promises

Zinachidi (zina)

Munachimso (Muna)

Nmesomachi (Nmeso)


...names of my unborn kids

Emvin:
Zinachidi (zina)
Munachimso (Muna)
Nmesomachi (Nmeso)

...names of my unborn kids

ya, nice thinking,,, man

zinachidi:
ya, nice thinking,,, man

what? Ur moniker? Coincidence abi u modify am...
Dis is d first tym I m seeing dis name...

Emvin:
what? Ur moniker? Coincidence abi u modify am...
Dis is d first tym I m seeing dis name...

lol, they dont modify monikers on nairaland,, not that i know of though, my name is rare though, and d very few i see answering it are female.. Its unisex though.

zinachidi:
lol, they dont modify monikers on nairaland,, not that i know of though, my name is rare though, and d very few i see answering it are female.. Its unisex though.

I havn't seen anyone dat bears d name probably due to d fact dat I m not based in d east..

Yea it sounds feminine but I wud still like to 'allocate' d name to a he

Emvin:
I havn't seen anyone dat bears d name probably due to d fact dat I m not based in d east..

Yea it sounds feminine but I wud still like to 'allocate' d name to a he

so where did u first hear the name?

zinachidi:
so where did u first hear the name?

I came up wit d name

Ibodinma- 2 is great
Nwabugo - child is pride
Onaedo - gold
Ekilisie(ifeomachukwu) - looking at God's goodness
Mmachi - God's goodness
Zieozichi - spread the gospel
Nwadiogwa - its good to have both sex
Izukananne - blood siblings are better bonded
Ositadinma- if it becomes good from today
Udonwa - a child of peace
Nwando
Chimkasiuto- my God is the sweetest
Nwabuona- a child is gold
Ndudirah- once there is life
Zelunjo - avoid sin
Kosaluchi - tell God

Chukwuma is also beautiful, it means God Knows All..
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odumchi:
Nmesomachukwu means 'God's good deeds'.

To be honest, I'm tired of the "Chi craze". We need more diversity.

As if your western brothers have become tired of their Ola..., Baba.... etc.