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Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 3:21pm On Feb 04, 2011
Timi kwesili ibu aha ndi yoruba!

Obi kakwara OD oo. Ejima'm na acho ilu onye yoruba ma na asiri'm ya na aka'm adi kwaghi ya!  undecided
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 3:24pm On Feb 04, 2011
Ify, omumu gi erugo kwa . . . oo na ikwesi ro i no na ulo ogwu undecided
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by ifyalways(f): 3:35pm On Feb 04, 2011
Uju egwu ga no na mbido.O setie i ka ga ahum na nld.A choghim nga dia na oge,a likeghim ulo ogwu at all a gukwara m nursing  shocked so a nam aga mgbe m dilate-i nke oma.
Odunnu,I choputago onye bu 4play?Google is your friend.  cheesy
Ehen Uju how far gi na Mrblowj0b? tongue
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 4:00pm On Feb 04, 2011
ifyalways:

Uju egwu ga no na mbido.O setie i ka ga ahum na nld.A choghim nga dia na oge,a likeghim ulo ogwu at all a gukwara m nursing  shocked so a nam aga mgbe m dilate-i nke oma.


Lol . . .  nurse na like'ro ulo oguw!  cheesy  cheesy

Ngwa nu di si ike! Ka Chineke gbaa gi ume . . . iga amu nwa di ka umu nwanyi ndi hebrew . .  amen oooo!   cool  cool

Odunnu,I choputago onye bu 4play?Google is your friend.  cheesy
Ehen Uju how far gi na Mrblowj0b? tongue

Rapu MBJ, o na acho onye ga agho cat woman na bed!  embarassed  embarassed
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by jaybee3(m): 4:01pm On Feb 04, 2011
So not fair
I need to marry me an Igbo gyal
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 4:03pm On Feb 04, 2011
Lol grin grin grin
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Odunnu: 4:05pm On Feb 04, 2011
Timi =Timothy.
Papa ya bu ofenmanu, mama ya bukwa onye Kalabari di na Rivers state. The bobo di bi-ethnic (lol)
onye bukwa Mrblowjob? 4play adighi zi constant na NL.
Ify, Olisa nonyere gi. Gwakam kam sitere gi ji miri oku. Odim ka o m buru gi eee
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 5:37pm On Feb 05, 2011
Okay Odunnu, O dikwa mma. Ana'm e prefer ndi youruba bu bi ethnic. grin grin cool
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by ifyalways(f): 9:08am On Feb 15, 2011
Odunnu:

Timi =Timothy.
Papa ya bu ofenmanu, mama ya bukwa onye Kalabari di na Rivers state. The bobo di bi-ethnic (lol)
onye bukwa Mrblowjob? 4play adighi zi constant na NL.
Ify, Olisa nonyere gi. Gwakam kam sitere gi ji miri oku. Odim ka o m buru gi eee
Timi = TKB.  cheesy
Odunnu,ke iji.kedu mgbe i ga agba akwukwo?
A mugom nwa,Arinze Chukwu maka na o gara ofuma,nwa nwoke.  kiss
@Uju,a guru m nursing but im not praticing anymore jare.Ihe m na eme now na enye m enough time for myself and family and is equally rewarding.Besides,why sweat it when u marry "aku na atakasi"  cheesy
Umu nwoke biara uwa i tara umu nwanyi afufu . . .aha m bu[b] oriaku[/b] and not okpata
aku.  grin cheesy grin

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Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 2:03pm On Feb 15, 2011
ifyalways:

Timi = TKB.  cheesy
Odunnu,ke iji.kedu mgbe i ga agba akwukwo?
A mugom nwa,Arinze Chukwu maka na o gara ofuma,nwa nwoke.  kiss


Ehh! Or TKB na alu Odunnu undecided

@Uju,a guru m nursing but im not praticing anymore jare.Ihe m na eme now na enye m enough time for myself and family and is equally rewarding.Besides,why sweat it when u marry "aku na atakasi" cheesy
Umu nwoke biara uwa i tara umu nwanyi afufu . . .aha m bu[b] oriaku[/b] and not okpata
aku. grin cheesy grin

ROTFLMAO cheesy cheesy

Nke gi ka'nmma oh! Ya ka nji eche ka'm chota 'ome na dollars'! Ka'm were soro na ndi oriaku! cool cheesy cheesy
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Odunnu: 2:13pm On Feb 15, 2011
Gbachi Ify nkiti.
Muna Tkb di na mma mana oburo nke di na nwunye. Tkb na Timi dikwa na mma,ha abuo aburo ofuonye.
@Ify:Congrats again. Does the baby look like me?
Nwa gi obu ogboom k'obu ikom?lol.
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Nobody: 2:22pm On Feb 15, 2011
Odunnu:

Gbachi Ify nkiti.
Muna Tkb di na mma mana oburo nke di na nwunye. Tkb na Timi dikwa na mma,ha abuo aburo ofuonye.
@Ify:Congrats again. Does the baby look like me?
Nwa gi obu ogboom k'obu ikom?lol.

ka'm sikwa!

Aga'm eme osioso ka'm nuo di nke'm mutara umu Ify Nwu'nye. cool cool
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by odiraa(f): 12:18pm On Mar 24, 2011
can someone tell me the meaning of NBURUABUOKE
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by swiss85: 3:51am On Apr 05, 2011
Can someone tell me the meaning of
-Chukwurah
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by ifyalways(f): 11:01am On Apr 05, 2011
swiss85:

Can someone tell me the meaning of
-Chukwurah
This is a conc. Onitsha name.
The full name is Chukwu rapu m,mu na onyezi soo?and it translates thus: If God leaves me/causes his grace to depart from me,who shall stand by/walk with Me?
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Akhenaten: 2:41pm On Apr 05, 2011
Very informative thread.  cheesy

It shows the beauty of traditional Igbo names.
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by xandammy: 7:13am On May 10, 2011
Ejitu means - u cannot pin down.It might be that the person might be hard to be defeated,say in an wrestling debut.For a female it might be that she is hard-to-get:u know what I mean.Then for both sexes it might be that they are hard to be defeated in an argument,or worst still,it might be a name given to a child generally perceived to be dubious and smart to be eluding detection in the olden days.Then most people end up bearing their nicknames as their names
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Chiyapeke: 4:54pm On Jul 27, 2011
To me i think that the best igbo name to give a child which sums up that the gift of children comes from God is Chinenyenwa.
other good names are
Munachimso - I am with my God
Nesochi - Follow God
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by kindla(f): 12:03pm On Jul 28, 2011
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #19 on: May 03, 2006, 08:04 AM »

the best of the names

Munachimso   - A

Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #19 on: May 03, 2006, 08:04 AM »

the best of the names

Munachimso   - A

Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #19 on: May 03, 2006, 08:04 AM »

the best of the names

Munachimso   - A

Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #19 on: May 03, 2006, 08:04 AM »

the best of the names

Munachimso   - A
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by kindla(f): 12:07pm On Jul 28, 2011
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings
« #5 on: April 26, 2006, 05:02 AM »

nneamaka-mother is beautiful/good, ma name
nneka--mother is greater
obialunamma-came in a beautiful way and won't suffer, da same meaning goes to Obiageli and Obainuju
chukwuemeka-God has done
Ezinwa-Good child
Makuochukwu-Hug the Lord
Ezinwannem-My good sibling(s)
Chinasa-God answers
Chukwudinma-God is good
Chukwunonso-God is near
Lotannachukwu-Remember God
Amalachukwu-Thanksgiving
Ebelechukwu-Mercy of God
Uchenna-God's mind
Afamefuna-My name won't miss
Afamdi-My name would remain
Nnabuike-God is power
Mesoomachukwu-Good things of God
Chukwuka-God is greater
Chisom-God is with me
Ifunanya-Love
Chukwunedum-God leads me
Obinna-God's heart
Knenechukwu-Thank God
Onyinye-Offering
Kanayochukwu-Letz be asking God
Chikaodili-In God's hands
Usochi-Sweet God
Uzoma-Good way/road
Ifekwumelu-Big thing happened
Ukamaka-good word
Chukwugozie-God bless
Oluchukwu-God's work
Chukwudiogo-God is merciful
Chukwuma-God knows
Chukwunazo-God saves
Ikenna-God's power
Ekenechukwu-Praise the Lord
Chibuzor-God is the way
Chinenye-God gives
Ginikandu-What is greater than life
Chikosolu-eases God
Ifeanyichukwu-There is nothing hard for God to handle
Chimezie-My God do it for me
Chukwudi-There is God
Adaora-Daugther of the people or community
Ugochukwu-Pride of God
Ogechukwu-God's time
Udochukwu-Peace of God
Ogochukwu-Goodness of God
Ngozi-Blessing
Nkechi-God's own
Kelechi-Praise the Lord
Ijeoma-Good journey
Ginikachukwu-What is greater than God?
Chioma-Good God
Njideka-The one I have is greater
Anulika-Joy is greater
Chinwe-God's own
Tochukwu-Praise God
Tobechukwu-Keep praising God
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Beowulf(m): 9:02am On Aug 09, 2011
Oseloka (Olisaeloka)-God is so thoughtful
Osemeka (Olisaemeka/Osemeke/Chukwuemeka/Chukwuemeke)- God has done very well
Akosa (Akaolisa/Akachukwu)-God's hand
Odiakosa (OdinakaOlisa/Odinakachukwu)-It is in God's hand
Osajindu (Olisajindu/Chukwujindu)-God holds life
Chukwudumebi-God leads me in living
Chinedu (Chiedu)-God leads
Chinedum-God leads me
Osanugo (Olisanugo) God has heard
Ifechukwude-What God has written
Bosah (BeluOlisa)-Refuge in God
Isioma-Favour
Awele-Favour/Progress
Nkiruka-The future is greater
Ekwutosi-Do not slander
Jidenmma-Hold onto the good
Emefiene-Do not transgress
Esonaonuwa-Do not listen to the world
Munonye- I and who. This is an abridged name. It usually is Munonyeso meaning Who is my company. The answer is also the name Munachim meaning Me and God or fully, Munachimso meaning God is my company
Chukwudifu: There is God surely
Achike (Achunike)-Do not pursue by any means necessary
Nwosa (Nwaolisa/Nwaolise/Nwachukwu)-Child of God
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by ifyalways(f): 7:25pm On Aug 09, 2011
Beowulf:

Oseloka (Olisaeloka)-God is so thoughtful
Osemeka (Olisaemeka/Osemeke/Chukwuemeka/Chukwuemeke)- God has done very well
Akosa (Akaolisa/Akachukwu)-God's hand
Odiakosa (OdinakaOlisa/Odinakachukwu)-It is in God's hand
Osajindu (Olisajindu/Chukwujindu)-God holds life
Chukwudumebi-God leads me in living
Chinedu (Chiedu)-God leads
Chinedum-God leads me
Osanugo (Olisanugo) God has heard
Ifechukwude-What God has written
Bosah (BeluOlisa)-Refuge in God
Isioma-Favour
Awele-Favour/Progress
Nkiruka-The future is greater
Ekwutosi-Do not slander
Jidnmma-Hold onto the good
Emefiene-Do not transfress
Esonaonuwa-Do not listen to the world
Munonye- I and who. This is an abridged name. It usually is Munonyeso meaning Who is my company. The answer is also the name Munachim meaning Me and God or fully, Munachimso meaning God is my company
Chukwudifu: There is God surely
Achike (Achunike)-Do not pursue by any means necessary
Nwosa (Nwaolisa/Nwaolise/Nwachukwu)-Child of God
@Bolded,really undecided
BeluOlisa . . .If not for God
Awele . . .Safe Journey/trip(literal) God has granted me a safe journey(meaning)
Jid[b]e[/b]nma . . .Hold on to Good.
[b]Chi[/b]dinma . . .God is good.
Chukwudifu . . .God sees all(Omni presence)

Ofcourse,I could be wrong wink
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Beowulf(m): 12:56am On Aug 10, 2011
ifyalways:

@Bolded,really undecided
BeluOlisa . . .If not for God
Awele . . .Safe Journey/trip(literal) God has granted me a safe journey(meaning)
Jid[b]e[/b]nma . . .Hold on to Good.
[b]Chi[/b]dinma . . .God is good.
Chukwudifu . . .God sees all(Omni presence)

Ofcourse,I could be wrong wink

Get my name right Ada mmadu grin

BeluOlisa-It can mean both depending on the context. You can say: Belu Olisa, alu aka eme meaning But for God, a tragedy would have occurred. Or you can say, EbielimOlisa meaning I take refuge in God. These are the two contexts in which I have heard my people use the name.

Jidenmma-I think you are splitting hairs here. Hold on to Good and Hold onto the Good same difference really.

Awele-This depends on the context too. I can say Ijeawele meaning Safe Journey. Or I can say Onwelu iru awele, meaning he or she is favoured. Again one can say, ebe awele m di kam na acho (There is in fact a popular Ibo tune by the Old Police Band by this title) meaning I am searching for where my progress is. I have even heard my grandpa refer to awele as destiny. For instance, awele ya amaka meaning he/she has a good destiny.

Chukwudifu-If you remove the suffix "fu" you are left with Chukwudi meaning God is. How can adding the prefix "fu" now transform the name to God sees all? "Difu" is normally used by Western Ibos and part of Anambra like Onitsha, Obosi, Ogbaru, Ogidi, Nsugbe to denote certainty. For instance, rather than say Etua ka odi (meaning, This is how it is), One can say Etua ka odi fu (meaning this is how it is surely). Hence, the name Chukwudifu is but an affirmation of Chukwudi. So if you are in doubt whether Chukwu di, rest assured that Chukwu di fu!

Ka oram nofu. Ekwusiokwom nwelu smiley
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by ifyalways(f): 5:44am On Aug 10, 2011
^Welu nwanyo ebe afu.I bu nwa onye na otu?A bu m Igwe Nwanyi.Ogbe abo for lyf.lol

I think for "Chukwudifu",I used Imo/Abia translation;di ifu(2 words) and urs(Onicha) is difu(a word).
Ndi Imo na asi:anyi ga-ifu/ihu(we would meet/see)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Beowulf(m): 10:00am On Aug 10, 2011
ifyalways:

^Welu nwanyo ebe afu.I bu nwa onye na otu?A bu m Igwe Nwanyi.Ogbe abo for lyf.lol

I think for "Chukwudifu",I used Imo/Abia translation;di ifu(2 words) and urs(Onicha) is difu(a word).
Ndi Imo na asi:anyi ga-ifu/ihu(we would meet/see)



Aye! Ada mmadu, ikpele o! cheesy Aburom onye Onicha ma enwelum oyi ndi onicha nnukwu. Abum onye Awka, nnem mulum bu onye Ogidi, nne nnem ochie onye Ibusa.

You are right on the Imo/Abia translation sha
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Abagworo(m): 2:02pm On Aug 10, 2011
Beowulf:

Aye! Ada mmadu, ikpele o! cheesy Aburom onye Onicha ma enwelum oyi ndi onicha nnukwu. Abum onye Awka, nnem mulum bu onye Ogidi, nne nnem ochie onye Ibusa.

You are right on the Imo/Abia translation sha

You guys are wrong."Fu" does not exist in Southern Igbo apart from Ngwa and it means something else."O difu hwe g'ime ngara" means "Nothing is going to happen here" and I doubt if an Anambrarian could ordinarily understand that dialect.The other "fu" only exists as "hu" like "Ifunanya" and "Ihulanya".
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Beowulf(m): 2:21pm On Aug 10, 2011
Abagworo:

You guys are wrong."Fu" does not exist in Southern Igbo apart from Ngwa and it means something else."O difu hwe g'ime ngara" means "Nothing is going to happen here" and I doubt if an Anambrarian could ordinarily understand that dialect.The other "fu" only exists as "hu" like "Ifunanya" and "Ihulanya".

Dude how can you make such an unfounded statement when possibly you are not even from these parts. Are you telling Ifyalways and I that we do not know our dialects again? It is funny how someone who is not from the parts in issue can baldly tell those who are from there that they are wrong. So pray explain the name Chukwudifu to me. According to your Ngwa dialect it means "There is no God" which explains why Ngwa people do not bear the name cause the suffix connotes absence. In my dialect it connotes certainty and presence. Its not a matter of right or wrong. Explain the sentence "Etua ka odi fu" to me. If you apply your Ngwa dialect it makes no sense but if you apply the meaning in my dialect the sentence comes alive.

It is common knowledge that same words could mean different things in different parts of Iboland. Did you even bother to read my narrative and that of Ifyalways? I do not understand Ngwa and you could be right but that those not make me wrong. Anambra people and most Ibos I know call yesterday "Unyahu" or "Nyahu" depending on the dialect but Ngwa and most Imo people call Yesterday "Echi gara aga" which literally means "Tomorrow that is past". Echi means tomorrow in the entire Iboland. How do you explain that? Another instance is this, most Ibos call a widow "ajadu" or "nwanyi isi mkpe" but in Ibusa a widow is called nwanyi isi mkpe while an ajadu means an adulterous wife.

Bottom line, commonality of words does not necessarily translate to commonality of meanings.

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Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Abagworo(m): 4:09pm On Aug 10, 2011
Beowulf:

Dude how can you make such an unfounded statement when possibly you are not even from these parts. Are you telling Ifyalways and I that we do not know our dialects again? It is funny how someone who is not from the parts in issue can baldly tell those who are from there that they are wrong. So pray explain the name Chukwudifu to me. According to your Ngwa dialect it means "There is no God" which explains why Ngwa people do not bear the name cause the suffix connotes absence. In my dialect it connotes certainty and presence. Its not a matter of right or wrong. Explain the sentence "Etua ka odi fu" to me. If you apply your Ngwa dialect it makes no sense but if you apply the meaning in my dialect the sentence comes alive.

It is common knowledge that same words could mean different things in different parts of Iboland. Did you even bother to read my narrative and that of Ifyalways? I do not understand Ngwa and you could be right but that those not make me wrong. Anambra people and most Ibos I know call yesterday "Unyahu" or "Nyahu" depending on the dialect but Ngwa and most Imo people call Yesterday "Echi gara aga" which literally means "Tomorrow that is past". Echi means tomorrow in the entire Iboland. How do you explain that? Another instance is this, most Ibos call a widow "ajadu" or "nwanyi isi mkpe" but in Ibusa a widow is called nwanyi isi mkpe while an ajadu means an adulterous wife.

Bottom line, commonality of words does not necessarily translate to commonality of meanings.

I think you misunderstood my comment.What I wrote was that we don't have "fu" in any Southern Igbo apart from Ngwa and you were calling it Imo/Abia translation.I am not Ngwa but wanted to correct you

I think for "Chukwudifu",I used Imo/Abia translation;di ifu(2 words) and urs(Onicha) is difu(a word).
Ndi Imo na asi:anyi ga-ifu/ihu(we would meet/see)
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by Beowulf(m): 6:28pm On Aug 10, 2011
Abagworo:

I think you misunderstood my comment.What I wrote was that we don't have "fu" in any Southern Igbo apart from Ngwa and you were calling it Imo/Abia translation.I am not Ngwa but wanted to correct you


There was no place I made any reference to Abia/Imo translation. You are mixing up my comments with that of Ify. I do not know much of Southern Igbo dialects to make conclusive statement about them. I only know more of Northern and Western Igbo dialects. Anyways, I see your point now. My bad.
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by AndreUweh(m): 3:54pm On Aug 11, 2011
Geria----meaning listen carefuly. This is a common name in my part of Igboland. In full, it is Geria ma kwuwe--Listen before you speak.
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by oludashmi(f): 5:46pm On Aug 11, 2011
Chisara - God answers
Re: Igbo Names & Their Meanings by AndreUweh(m): 9:58pm On Aug 11, 2011
Omengboji--He does things when he has the resources.

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