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Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by pazienza(m): 11:45pm On Mar 06, 2015 |
Radoillo: Don't think so. Osa/Olisa has always been in Idemili,I don't believe it came from outside. God has always been called Chukwu Olisa, in this part of Igboland. Another typical Onicha name is "Asika". |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 11:47pm On Mar 06, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: My first degree was in the natural sciences. But I decided to do something different for my masters. Not core engineering, but related. Oil and gas. In my school it comes under the faculty of engineering, so.. ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 11:52pm On Mar 06, 2015 |
s pazienza: You know an Afikpo man will also insist that his people have always known God as Obasi bi n'elu. But 'Obasi' almost certainly came from somewhere else. But I won't argue. You are the Idemmili person. You know them better than I do. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by pazienza(m): 12:19am On Mar 07, 2015 |
What's the meaning. of "Azikiwe" ? |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by pazienza(m): 12:20am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: True, you have a point. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:21am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: ![]() Nya, I so na ndi engineer by attache okwia? ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:22am On Mar 07, 2015 |
pazienza: Azi ka Iwe = Fun/merriment (from having a good sumptuous meal) is better than anger. 'Igba azi' in Onicha means to eat food, usually in the morning. Igba azi efifie (to have lunch), Igba azi anyasi (to have supper). |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:30am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: LOOOOL! ![]() Atana m uta, na onye obuna na-acho ebe o ga esi bali ya. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by pazienza(m): 12:32am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: I know the meaning. I was wondering how many other Igbos do. Igba azi in Idemili means to merry. I see that Onicha learnt well from Idemili. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:33am On Mar 07, 2015 |
pazienza: I have heard some parts of Enugu call it 'Orisa' which leads me to believe that it might be a core Igbo word for 'God' but more popularly used in the Anioma axis. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:36am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Igba Azi in Awka also means to eat. But it is restricted to breakfast. The Azi in Azikiwe (from what I have been told) means something entirely different. It means 'child/children/offspring'. In other Igbo dialects, umu azi means children. Azikiwe roughly means "(the joy in having) children suppresses/conquers anger/sorrow." This in any case is what I was told. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:40am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: A yaro m ata yi uta ma ncha. I na-achonu etu o ya-esi bali yi ulu. ![]() Ebe o bu na o oil and gas ka I gulu (ma ya bulugodu nke mmanu nni na cooking gas nke kitchen ka I gulu ![]() ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:41am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Uche m na-agakwa there. Mana ka a na-enegodi anya. 2 Likes |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:43am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: That could be another possible meaning. You called your mom this time around? ![]() In Onicha, Igba azi can be taken further to mean lunch (azi efifie) or dinner (azi anyasi). Usually, there's always joy and fun in having merry or having a sumptuous meal. It is common to hear 'igba azi' in Igbo to mean 'to have fun' and the translation of Azikiwe as 'having merry and being light-spirited is better than being sad' readily comes to mind before any other possible meanings. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:46am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: LOL. I didn't have to call mom for this one. I heard this particular interpretation a long time ago. ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:47am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: Rodoillo, nwa mama! ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:47am On Mar 07, 2015 |
While we are on this, how does one translate the common curse: "Azi gbakwa"? |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:48am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:50am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: It is a common curse in the Owerri area. I heard that a lot while growing up. 'Azhi gbakwa'. ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:51am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:54am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: It's a curse in Awka too. I only want to know if there is an etymological connection with the meaning of 'azi' and 'igba azi' that we've explored here. |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 12:56am On Mar 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ano m na-etiti na abo. Aburo m ishi, aburo m odu. ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by bigfrancis21: 12:59am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Radoillo: Hahaha. Chi gi azo gi. A ka m aba yi ofu afa kita... ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Kenfil(f): 2:40am On Mar 07, 2015 |
Onowu is passing by... I greet u all umunne m |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by agadez007(m): 8:28am On Mar 07, 2015 |
pazienza:d=u are right,olisa has always been the idemili word for the supreme being(God) in my side ''olise'',they rarely offered prayers to him but through other smaller chis,they pour libation to smaller chis to intercede to olise on their behalf me think chukwu came with christain missionaries into idemili 1 Like |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by pazienza(m): 11:33pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Azikiwe- The New generation are quick/easy to anger. Azi- New generation. From Azi, we got umu azi, meaning children( the New generation) Kiwe (Kaiwe, olilo udaume took place there)- Easy to anger. That's my interpretation of the name, Azikiwe. And I don't think I am far from the truth. *cool* 1 Like |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 1:43am On Mar 09, 2015 |
pazienza: Oh cool. The 'Azi' in your translation is pretty close to mine. 1 Like |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by ifyalways(f): 2:47pm On Mar 09, 2015 |
abiki:Umudei ebe a ? Nenu Ogbe-abo, ne Umudei. A ma m ndi be Arimah,Tasia,Aniegboka,Mba etc na Umudei. I bi na Onicha? Dalu so. ![]() |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by strangest(m): 7:37pm On May 15, 2015 |
Please what is the meaning of "OMOZELE"... Its an Onicha name... |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by Nobody: 8:16pm On May 15, 2015 |
strangest: Omozele (like Obazele, also written as Obazelu or Obaze) is probably one of those names that came from Benin |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:35pm On May 16, 2015 |
Most of the names the op listed are actually names that originated from Anambra area and Onicha borrowed them after their arrival. Ogbatuluenyi....Elephant killer. Igwenagu....one who wishes for large decendants. Oseloka....God thought well. Mbanefo....when a town awakes. Dakwasienyi....greater than elephant....Nze na Ozo greeting name. Akukalia....When wealth exceeds....Nze na Ozo name. Nmilililienyi...the river that drowned an elephant. These are common Anambra names and greeting names However, names below can pass as traditional Onicha names. Ofili. Nwadei...under probability. Ochei.....under probability. Ogbenyeanu...we have it in Idenmili but it may have originated from Onicha. 1 Like |
Re: Please Post Onitsha Names And Their Meanings! by RedCapChief(m): 3:46am On Dec 08, 2016 |
pazienza: This could be correct. There is a similar meaning in an online book. I just learnt that the 'stretched-out' version of the name is Azikaniwe. Does anyone know the interpretation of Mbanefo and Nzomiwu? It is most likely taken in context of a larger sentence |
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