Igbo
names are used by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ACHIKE m IgboMeans "take the things of the world easy" in Igbo.
ADAKU f IgboMeans "daughter of wealth" in Igbo.
ADAORA f IgboMeans "the people's daughter" in Igbo.
AKUNNA f IgboMeans "father's wealth" in Igbo, from
aku meaning "property, wealth" and
nna meaning "father".
ANEKWE m IgboMeans "let the gods not agree to bad things" in Igbo.
AZUKA m IgboMeans "the past is greater" or "my back is greater" in Igbo.
CHIAZOR f & m Igbo (Anglicized)An Igbo name that became noticeable about the 1960's..Meaning: God saves or God is the one that saves or God has saved. This name is tone and dialect dependent.
CHIBUIFEM m & f Igbo (Latinized, Rare)An emerging name common among the people of south-eastern zone of nigeria. It was first coined and named by the family of Sir Christopher Anthony Chibuife Onyia. It means "God is my light" or "God is the light to my pathway so I fear no evil and don't grope in darkness... [
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CHIEMEELA m IgboThis is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you"
Chi-God and
Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.
CHIKAMARA m & f IgboMeans "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.
CHIKWENDU m Igbo, AfricanThis name - Chikwendu is a typical Igbo name. It is an "expressive" wish or desire for God (Chi) to 'allow, permit or grant' (kwe) life (ndu) to someone you consider dear.... [
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CHIMAMANDA f IgboMeans "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
CHINETO f & m Igbo"God praises" "God uplifts" "God glorifies" "God gives talent"
CHINUALUMOGU m IgboMeans "may God fight on my behalf" in Igbo. This was the full birth name of Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), a Nigerian writer.
CHINWEMMERI f & m IgboChinwe is a short form of a variety such as Chinwendu, Chinweizu, Chinwemmeri and others. Chinwe in itself means "God's own." Chinwemmeri means "God's own victory." These names are synonymous with the Igbo ethnic group from the south eastern Nigeria.
CHIONYE m IgboMeans "God will give to him what he prays for" in Igbo.
CHUKWUEBUKA m & f IgboDerived from the word
CHUKWU and the meaning is split between two separate words, "chukwu" and "ibuka" meaning "God" and "YOU ARE GREAT".... [
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CHUKWUNENYE m IgboIgbo name from Eastern Nigeria. It originates from the belief that children are gifts from God and means "God gives". The feminine variant is
CHINENYE, which also has the same meaning
EFURU f IgboMeans "daughter of heaven" in Igbo.
EKWUNIFE m & f IgboMeans "don't make a secret open" in Igbo.
ELOCHUKWU m & f Igbo"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.
EMECHEBE m & f IgboMeans "when it’s done then it’s thought about" in Igbo.
EZENWA m Igbo (Rare)The name Ezenwa is an Igbo name meaning King, Prince, or Son of King
GINIKANWA f & m IgboMeans "what is greater than a child" in Igbo.
IFEMELU f Igbo, LiteratureIfemelu is the name of the main protagonist in 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
IKEMBA m IgboMeans "strength of a nation" or "power of the people" in Igbo.
KAITO m & f IgboMeans "let us glorify God" in Igbo.
KAITOCHI f IgboThe name originates from the Igbo tribe in the Eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. It means "let us praise God"; referring to the Christian God.
KALU m Igbo (Rare)It's a surname and a given name for boys meaning God of thunder (a reference to describe God's Power) or Young King. As a first name, strictly male; mostly last name, or in combination.... [
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KANEME m & f IgboMeans "let's keep doing" in Igbo.
LOTAMBII'N m IgboUsed by the Igbo fiction charachter Uzochi Lotambii'n Ihejirika, and has no meaning.
MASHGASH m & f IgboPosh name. Meaning: Intelligence and beauty
MEGAFU m & f IgboMeans "do for all to see" in Igbo.
MEMBOLU m IgboMeans "do something to me and I retaliate" in Igbo.
MENARI m & f IgboMeans "do more than is expected" in Igbo.
MUOGBOO m IgboMeans "let the spirits intervene or settle the matter" in Igbo.
NKEIROUKA f Western African, IgboThis is the name of Russian curler Nkeirouka Ezekh. Her father is of Nigerian Igbo descent, and her mother of Chuvash.
NKEOMA f & m IgboMeans "that which is good" in Igbo.
NNAEMEKA m IgboGod the father has done great also related to chukwuemeka
NWAKANMA f IgboThis feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
NWAKAUBA m & f IgboMeans "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
NWANKWO m IgboMeans "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.
OBIAJULU m IgboObiajulu is an Igbo name; and it simply means my heart has cool down.
OBIORA m IgboMeans "the mind of the people" in Igbo.
OBUMNEME m & f IgboMeans "am I the one causing it?" in Igbo.
ODINAKACHUKWU m & f IgboMeans "it's in the hand of God" in Igbo, from
o "it's",
di "in",
na "the",
aka "hand" (compare
AKACHI) and
Chukwu "God".
OGBODO m & f IgboOgbodo is an ancient name. It is used/ popularly heard in the Eastern part of Nigeria. ... [
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OKENNA m Igboderived from the combination of two words of the Igbo origin,"OKE" and "NNA" literally meaning "GREAT" and "FATHER".... [
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OLAUDAH m History, Igbo (Anglicized, ?)Possibly a form of the Igbo name
OLAEDO. This was borne by former slave, anti-slavery campaigner and autobiographer Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), the son of a West African village chief.
ONWUTALOBI m IgboShortened form of the sentence
ga adi makana onwu talu obi "you will live as death has claimed our entire family".
ORAKWUE m IgboMeans "let the folks have their say" in Igbo.
OSITA m IgboOsita is a shorter form of Osita di nma which means from today onwards it will be better.
OZICHI f & m Igbo, AfricanThe name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [
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OZIOMA m & f IgboMeans, "God's good news" in Igbo.
OZOEMENA m IgboMeans " let what has happened before not happen again" in Igbo.
UCHE f & m IgboMeans "wisdom, intention, common sense, will" in Igbo. ... [
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UCHECHUKWU m & f Igbo, AfricanBased on the IGBO belief in a Supreme deity, Chukwu whose decision or will is final in the determination of human fate or destiny. It is a combination of two words of the Igbo (IBO), language, UCHE (WISH,WILL,THOUGHT) and CHUKWU (GOD)... [
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UDUMA m IgboThe name means serenity, quietness. It's derived from the deity god of river, Uduma mmiri. A deity believed to be responsible for maintaining stillness of the waters in ohafia community in Igbo race.
UGONNA m IgboMeaning "eagle of the father" or "father's glory" in Igbo.
UGWU m IgboFrom Igbo
Ùgwù meaning "respect; reverence; dignity" or
Úgwú meaning "hill, mountain; highland" or also "north". ... [
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UKE m IgboGod's Blessing/ Igbo Origin
ULU f IgboGiven for the second-born female.