Here are some names from the Efik/Ibibio tribes.
We've learnt some names in Igbo tribe the other day.
So i want to bring to our knowledge also some Efik/Ibibio names in our tribe.
So here we go with all the "bong bong bong" names ... Lol.


Ima Obong ... God's Love
Eno Obong ... God's gift
Itoro Obong ... God's Glory
kufre Abasi ... Forget not God
Udeme Obong ... God's share
Aniebiet Abasi ... Who is like God?
Uduak Abasi ... God's will
Iko Obong ... God's word
Oto Obong ... From God
Idara Obong ... God's Happiness
Inemesit ... Sweetheart
Nsikak Abasi ... What can God not do?
Utibe Abasi ... Miraculous God
Ukeme ... Ability
idiongo ... Signs
Unyime Obong ... God's agreement
Ubong Abasi ... God's kingship
Nyaknno Abasi ... I surrender unto God
Etido ... Good character
Akpan ... First son
Udo ... Second son
Adiaha ... First daughter
Nwa ... Second daughter
Idemette ... Father's look alike
Ekpo ... Masquerade
or ghost
Edem ... Back

Mbere Abasi ... I lean on God
Mbet Obong ... I wait on God
Iberedem ... supporter
Uyai Abasi ... God's beauty
Iniso ... Future
Obot ... Creator
Usen ... Day
Asian ... Pride
Ekom Obong ... Appreciate God
Isua Eno ... Year of Gift
Usen Eno ... Day of gift
Okon ... Night
Offiong ... Moon
Nsidibe Abasi ... What is hidden before God
Ndiana Abasi ... I'm close to God
Edu uwem ... Habit
Ekpe ... Lion
Ekong ... War
Mmokutima ... I've seen love
Uko ... Dignity
Iboro ... Answer
Mfoniso ... Goodluck
Essien ... Outside
Andikan ... Winner
Aniefiok ... Who knows
Aniema ... Who cares or who loves
Aniefon ... Who is good
Aniekan ... Who forbids


And i won't forget too add my own native name which is rare though...
Onofiok ... The giver knows.

Efik/Ibibio nairalanders, come in and add yours to the list ...

SlyIg: Here are some names from the Efik/Ibibio tribes.
We've learnt some names in Igbo tribe the other day.
So i want to bring to our knowledge also some Efik/Ibibio names in our tribe.
So here we go with all the "bong bong bong" names ... Lol.


Ima Obong ... God's Love
Eno Obong ... God's gift
Itoro Obong ... God's Glory
kufre Abasi ... Forget not God
Udeme Obong ... God's share
Aniebiet Abasi ... Who is like God?
Uduak Abasi ... God's will
Iko Obong ... God's word
Oto Obong ... From God
Idara Obong ... God's Happiness
Inemesit ... Sweetheart
Nsikak Abasi ... What can God not do?
Utibe Abasi ... Miraculous God
Ukeme ... Ability
idiongo ... Signs
Unyime Obong ... God's agreement
Ubong Abasi ... God's kingship
Nyaknno Abasi ... I surrender unto God
Etido ... God character
Akpan ... First son
Udo ... Second son
Adiaha ... First daughter
Nwa ... Second daughter
Idemette ... Father's look alike
Ekpo ... Masquerade
Edem ... Back


And i won't forget too add my own native name which is rare though...
Onofiok ... The giver knows.

Efik/Ibibio nairalanders, come in and add yours to the list ...

So Obong means God

Funjosh:

So Obong means God

Yea ...
Obong and Abasi means God in Efik.
"Funjosh Obong" can be a nice combination. How about that? Lol.

SlyIg:

Yea ...
Obong and Abasi means God in Efik.
"Funjosh Obong" can be a nice combination. How about that? Lol.

I would love it to be Obong Funjosh

So nah Efik names my pastor dey call 4 alter and we dey praise him say he sabi speak in tongues

Funjosh:

I would love it to be Obong Funjosh

Well, that will have a different meaning entirely.
It will now mean Chief Funjosh!
Obong is also a title in Efik.
Like the Obong or Edidem(king) of Calabar.

@slylg.... If you're efik and you know it..... Marry me na..... Or your younger or older sister, I no mind.

I go name my first child IDONGETSIT...

Though I dont know what it means.

Darteyyyy: @slylg.... If you're efik and you know it..... Marry me na..... Or your younger or older sister, I no mind.

I go name my first child IDONGETSIT...

Though I dont know what it means.

I wouldn't want my first child to be named Idongesit. It means comforter or Consolation.
Because i don't want a situation where my child will come as a comfort or consolation. I want my children to come at the right time.
Some people just name their children without looking into the deep meaning of the name.

SlyIg:

I wouldn't want my first child to be named Idongesit. It means comforter or Consolation.
Because i don't want a situation where my child will come as a comfort or consolation. I want my children to come at the right time.
Some people just name their children without looking into the deep meaning of the name.

Post more names then... I really love that culture

SlyIg:

Well, that will have a different meaning entirely.
It will now mean Chief Funjosh!
Obong is also a title in Efik.
Like the Obong or Edidem(king) of Calabar.

I think I like it that way. OBONG FUNJOSH

Darteyyyy: @slylg.... If you're efik and you know it..... Marry me na..... Or your younger or older sister, I no mind.

I go name my first child IDONGETSIT...

Though I dont know what it means.

at the bolded "I DON GET SIT"

Funjosh:


at the bolded "I DON GET SIT"

Lmao..... As in...

I can't forget that name, been itching to ask someone what it meant.

Darteyyyy:


Post more names then... I really love that culture

Idorenyin ... Hope
Ime ... Patience
Edoma ... Who is love?
Ofonime ... Good to be patient
Edidiong ... Blessing
Ekikere Abasi ... God's thought
Mfon Obong ... God's goodness
odudu Abasi ... God's power
Emem ... Peace
ukpono ... Honour or respect
Etima ... Good Love
Ekaette ... Father's mum(when the first daughter resembles her dad's mum)


More coming ...

Darteyyyy:

Lmao..... As in...

I can't forget that name, been itching to ask someone what it meant.

Lol...
I'm very sure you can't even pronounce it right.
I won't stop laughing if i hear the pronunciation from you.

SlyIg:

Yea ...
Obong and Abasi means God in Efik.
"Funjosh Obong" can be a nice combination. How about that? Lol.

in almost all their names their is God yet these people are very fetish by adding juju and charms to allmost whatever they do and i believe they are having the highest concetration of witchcraft among any ethnic group in the world.

SlyIg:

Lol...
I'm very sure you can't even pronounce it right.
I won't stop laughing if i hear the pronunciation from you.

Let me send you a voice mail...

I'll pronounce it as I DON GET SIT... Pidgin accent

SlyIg:


Idorenyin ... Hope
Ime ... Patience
Edoma ... Who is love?
Ofonime ... Good to be patient
Edidiong ... Blessing
Ekikere Abasi ... God's thought
Mfon Obong ... God's goodness
odudu Abasi ... God's power
Emem ... Peace
ukpono ... Honour or respect
Etima ... Good Love
Ekaette ... Father's mum(when the first daughter resembles her dad's mum)


More coming ...

I like Etima, Emem, Ime and Idoreyin.

Plz what does Ifreke Abasi and wanfom means? Dunno if I spelt correctly tho

Epathra: Plz what does Ifreke Abasi and wanfom means? Dunno if I spelt correctly tho

Oh that's a very nice name there.
You got the spelling right and it means "won't forget God"

Another version of it is Mfreke Abasi meaning "I won't forget God".
And Kufre Abasi which means "Forget not God"

Uyai Abasi ... God's beauty
Ekpeno ... Who would have given me?
Erinyaga ... Salvation
Ifiok ... Wisdom
Ini Obong ... God's time
Idopise ... Watch with Silence
Ekemini ... Due time or Right time
Eseme ... Lamentation
Akaninyene ... Beyond Wealth

SlyIg:

this is very much unwelcome here please. When and how did you go about your research? Don't just come to a
concluion when you've not done a good research work.
Fetish acts, charms, juju and all that happens in some parts Nigeria and shouldn't be restricted to one tribe.

inasmuch i do not want to offend you i have leave with this people for a very long time and i know them very well. Calaber churches for instance ar well known for mixing charms and juju wijh xtianity.

SlyIg: Here are some names from the Efik/Ibibio tribes.
We've learnt some names in Igbo tribe the other day.
So i want to bring to our knowledge also some Efik/Ibibio names in our tribe.
So here we go with all the "bong bong bong" names ... Lol.


Ima Obong ... God's Love
Eno Obong ... God's gift
Itoro Obong ... God's Glory
kufre Abasi ... Forget not God
Udeme Obong ... God's share
Aniebiet Abasi ... Who is like God?
Uduak Abasi ... God's will
Iko Obong ... God's word
Oto Obong ... From God
Idara Obong ... God's Happiness
Inemesit ... Sweetheart
Nsikak Abasi ... What can God not do?
Utibe Abasi ... Miraculous God
Ukeme ... Ability
idiongo ... Signs
Unyime Obong ... God's agreement
Ubong Abasi ... God's kingship
Nyaknno Abasi ... I surrender unto God
Etido ... God character
Akpan ... First son
Udo ... Second son
Adiaha ... First daughter
Nwa ... Second daughter
Idemette ... Father's look alike
Ekpo ... Masquerade
Edem ... Back


And i won't forget too add my own native name which is rare though...
Onofiok ... The giver knows.

Efik/Ibibio nairalanders, come in and add yours to the list ...

Ekpo can also mean spirit.......

Ekanem....mother is sweet.....something close to Nneka (mother is supreme) in igbo language....
koko mma.....mummies namesake.....ditto koko ette

i cant think of the others now

I am igbo not efik, but i have maternal links there

SlyIg:
Obong is also a title in Efik.
Like the Obong or Edidem(king) of Calabar.

@OP, point of correction
Obong doesn't mean God, rather it refers to Lord, Abasi is for God and Edidem is King.
Also Itoro doesn't mean Glory, it means Praise
And finally, I'm yet to see anybody answer the name 'Itoro Obong ' it is usually just Itoro

Btw, what does Isobara means?

ITbomb:

@OP, point of correction
Obong doesn't mean God, rather it refers to Lord, Abasi is for God and Edidem is King.
Also Itoro doesn't mean Glory, it means Praise
And finally, I'm yet to see anybody answer the name 'Itoro Obong ' it is usually just Itoro

Btw, what does Isobara means?

These are mere literal meanings anyway.
Owing to Glory be to God being translated to Itoro enyene Abasi. Though there's been that argument on ground already. It can as well be praise God, that's Itoro Obong.

Then, Isobara though the bearers of the name are from my place, I don't really know what it means. Many have traced the name to the history of the first man that answered the name not to be from our tribe. So I think that's just it.
Its the accountant general's family that is bearing that isobara of a name.

SlyIg:

These are mere literal meanings anyway.
Owing to Glory be to God being translated to Itoro enyene Abasi. Though there's been that argument on ground already. It can as well be praise God, that's Itoro Obong.

Believe me, I'm trying my very best not to turn this into an Internet argument but
Glory be to God is directly translated as Ubong enyene Abasi Which invariably means that Glory refer to Ubong not Itoro which are not literal but direct meanings. When next you hear, 'Ubong ye Itoro ye Ukpono enyene Abasi', understand that it cannot refer to the same thing, it means, 'Glory and Praise and Honor be to God'

Also
*to be continue*

ITbomb:
Believe me, I'm trying my very best not to turn this into an Internet argument but
Glory be to God is directly translated as Ubong enyene Abasi Which invariably means that Glory refer to Ubong not Itoro which are not literal but direct meanings. When next you hear, 'Ubong ye Itoro ye Ukpono enyene Abasi', understand that it cannot refer to the same thing, it means, 'Glory and Praise and Honor be to God'

Also
*to be continue*

You're right there. But if you're a catholic, you may have to accept it that way.
Glory be to God is translated as Itoro enyene Abasi in the church.
My little niece whose name is Itoro can never agree with them that her name is translated as Glory.
I guess your name is Itoro. Lol.

SlyIg:

You're right there. But if you're a catholic, you may have to accept it that way.
Glory be to God is translated as Itoro enyene Abasi in the church.
My little niece whose name is Itoro can never agree with them that her name is translated as Glory.
I guess your name is Itoro. Lol.

You Win

ITbomb:
You Win

it's been a long time.
I know you to be an ex student of St. Paul's Academic, Ikot Ekpene.
Are you from Ik too?

SlyIg:

it's been a long time.
I know you to be an ex student of St. Paul's Academic, Ikot Ekpene.
Are you from Ik too?

Yea, we started the school, way back '94

ITbomb:
Yea, we started the school, way back '94

Oh!
That means, you be big Oga by now. That's my cousin's set too if i've not mistaken...
Weldone sir.