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| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by fxjunkie(m): 12:13am On May 19, 2018 |
MayhorE: |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by DocAdray(f): 12:16am On May 19, 2018 |
ngwababe:Sopuru means to 'reverence', 'respect' or 'honour' |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Eberechi24(f): 12:18am On May 19, 2018 |
Abbeynomics:God's support Chi- God, kwado- support. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by pinnkpill: 12:30am On May 19, 2018 |
Somtochukwu..... praise GOD with me;Chibugo.....God is my eagle;Chibuenyim.....God my friend |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by defemidefemi(m): 12:38am On May 19, 2018 |
carpmam:what's the meaning of Chisom and Chinelo |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by oyatz(m): 12:54am On May 19, 2018 |
A very nice thread. I have always been hearing these names and has faint ideas of what they mean (thanks to my ex-GF) but now I know better. However, I think Okonkwo= MAN born on Nkwo day Okafor= MAN born on Afor day Okeke= MAN born on Eke day Okorie= MAN born on Orie day iKEDIOBI= power in the heart Osadebe= Olisadebe |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by oyatz(m): 12:56am On May 19, 2018 |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by oyatz(m): 1:02am On May 19, 2018 |
Noooo, Chi = God Ike= power So I guess, Chidioke should mean something like God has power. * Op,what does Ataocha means? My NYSC flatmate, Sandra used to call one Albino Ataocha. I know ocha is 'white' Ilefoaye: |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Julietcutie(f): 1:11am On May 19, 2018 |
Aww. can see my igbo name there amaka ...nice nice mine is actually Nwamaka |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by oyatz(m): 1:13am On May 19, 2018 |
Oh goodness me! I remember my one time secret admirer, Chisom (the only person I have ever seen bearing that name). One chubby chocolate lady from (I think I Orlu) Imo State whose dad is doctor. We have lost contact for almost a decade now. defemidefemi: |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by lilreese: 1:32am On May 19, 2018 |
interesting |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Arijude(m): 2:58am On May 19, 2018 |
Arinze is not self explanatory like other igbo names. I'm Arinze by name and i was told the meaning of Arinze by my mom. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by seniorkachion(m): 3:03am On May 19, 2018 |
Onyekachi. Okwudiri. Chinecherem. Obinna . Ihuoma . Ikechukwu. . Me and my family. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by highbee02: 4:07am On May 19, 2018 |
MayhorE: |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Ofunaofu: 4:15am On May 19, 2018 |
Obigaeri aku |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by chysam: 4:25am On May 19, 2018 |
carpmam:Absolutely wrong indeed. Most igbo names are unisex,at least 95%.It is just recently that some are thought to belong to a particular. Funny enough all the 'chi' in them has absolutely nothing to do with the jewish god YAWEH or JEHOVAH as most people ignorantly think. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by DreManuel(m): 5:00am On May 19, 2018 |
IKEMEFUNA? CHIBUIHE? CHUKUDUM? OBUMNEME? IHEANACHO? CHIMEZIE? Who can translate? |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Kamsiyo112: 5:04am On May 19, 2018 |
what of me kamsiyochukwu
IGBO AMAKA |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by lovemaths(f): 5:14am On May 19, 2018 |
oyatz:Osadebe is a corruption of 'Osadebamwen', a Benin name for babies meaning GOD is with ME. Remember some people from Onitsha migrated from Benin. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by lovemaths(f): 5:17am On May 19, 2018 |
DreManuel:CHIBUIHE - God is something. CHUKUDUM - God, lead me. OBUMNEME - Na me dey do? Am I the one doing it? IHEANACHO - What we/they are looking for CHIMEZIE - God perfects. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by stam101(m): 5:23am On May 19, 2018 |
Kamsiyochukwu- Just the way I begged God |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by emi14: 5:23am On May 19, 2018 |
MayhorE:What of Emeka. Chukwu Emeka or Nnaemeka |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by debuscket(m): 6:01am On May 19, 2018 |
These are common igbo names of which virtually every igbo person knows the meaning. I was expecting such conc names like Azubogu, Ogugua, Chidume, Nzedigwe, etc |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by brightalo17: 6:03am On May 19, 2018 |
ngwababe:How can sopuru mean obey sopuru should be respect . So your name should be respect God not obey God. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Chommieblaq(f): 6:32am On May 19, 2018 |
lovemaths:Chibuihe is God is light |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by bibe(m): 6:39am On May 19, 2018 |
MayhorE:Igbos hail from both SE and SS states, always endeavor to remember that. It's a bit insulting to those in SS states. Cheers. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by CDCEO001: 6:51am On May 19, 2018 |
We were arguing about the name "Thank God" just yesterday. A guy said his name is thank God and i called him Kelechi. He said Kelechi should be Praise God and Chiemela should be Thank God. That's what started the argument. Translate CHIEMELA KELECHI TOCHUKWU (Tochi) How to say "Well done" and "Praise God" in Igbo. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Euphorica(f): 6:56am On May 19, 2018 |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by Fatherofdragons: 6:59am On May 19, 2018 |
CDCEO001:Chiamela is God has done well Kelechi is thank God Tochukwu is praise God |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by lovemaths(f): 7:02am On May 19, 2018 |
Chommieblaq:Yes, thanks. My bad. I remember my grandma's church is akaebe ife which means witnesses to the light. ife = ihe. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by CDCEO001: 7:08am On May 19, 2018 |
Fatherofdragons:That's what I thought. But on a second thought after the argument, l began to wonder if Kelechi should better mean "Greet God" You know how you can tell a child to greet "Kele" aunty Ngozi. |
| Re: 60 Igbo Names & Their Meaning by battymann: 7:09am On May 19, 2018 |
Arijude:In full, ARINZECHUKWU meaning, "if not for God" It is only a section of Igbo people that understands and bear the name. |
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sopuru should be respect . So your name should be respect God not obey God.