CHM11:
Achojah Achojah Male Rise up to challenge

Aruegodore Egodo Male We have come (established) home

Edojah Dojah Male Day of challenge

Efemini Efe Male Let's see how wealthy you can be

Efetobo Efe Unisex Wealth is achieved

Efetobore Tobore Male Wealth has now been achieved

Etanomare Tanomare or

Nomare Unisex Freed from blame (despair)

Ighomuedafe Igho or Dafe Male Money intoxicates the wealthy

Miriodere Miriode Unisex I now have a name

Mitaire Mitai Unisex I have achieved (reached) their match

Mivwodere Mivwode Unisex I now have a name

Oboganriemu Obogan Male Be strong to survive(eat)

Ogbamremu Ogba Male The brave meets a lot of
challenges

Ojakorotu Jakorotu or Orotu Male This is a group
challenge

Ojanomare Janoma Unisex I have met the challenge

Onajite Ojite Unisex This is sufficient

Onanojah Onojah Male This is a challenge

Onogaganmue Ono or

Ogagan Male Who is intoxicated with power?

Onoharhese Noharhese Unisex Who blames good
deeds?

Udumebraye Udume or Dumebraye Male My presence gives them heartache
(challenge)

Edafetanure Tanure Male The wealthy have spoken

Efemena Efe Unisex Here is my wealth

Efemuaye Efe Male Those intoxicated with riches

Efetobore Tobore Male Wealth has now been achieved

Etanomare Tanomare or Tanoma Male Freed from blame / despair

Etaredafe Dafe Male Words of the wealthy

Ighomuedafe Igho or Dafe Male Money intoxicates
the wealthy

Ighovavwerhe Igho Male There is joy in riches

Irikefe Kefe Male First to become wealthy

Miriodere / Mivwodere Miriode or

Mivwode Unisex I now have a name

Mitaire Mitaire Unisex I have reached their match

Odafe Dafe Male Rich individual

Odavwaro Odaro Unisex I am contented

Oghomena Ogho or Omena Unisex Here is my respect

Oghonoro Ogho or Onoro Unisex Respect is greater
than gold (riches)

Okagbare Kagbare Male Now I have all styles / skills

Omonigho Omo or Igho Unisex Child is greater than
riches

Omonoro Omo or Onoro Unisex Child is greater than gold

Onajite Ojite or Jite Unisex This is sufficient

Onogaganmue Ogagan or Ono Male Who is intoxicated with prowess (power)?

Orodena Orode Male The great one

please what is the meaning of happiness in Urhobo, then translate ''God is my Medcine'' for me and also God the healer. Waiting

ichommy:
My Fiancee own nah Oghene, we just attach some above name to our Pikins name. But d language nah no go for me. To hard, nah only Good afternoon i sabi. As a sharp Kwara guy i go just keep mute if den dey download dere Language. Sweet names sha.

Lol, I'm forced to agree, the language is not easy except you are from the axis of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers....then it could come easy for you.

I so love my name... Onome... My Own...

igbsam:
What is Erhiurhoro or Oghenerhiurhoro

Big guardian spirit or God's big Spirit

pls someone should tell me meaning of this name Yvett ella. Pls is it an urhobo name?

laurel03:
Urhobo wayoooo

Lol, have you ever been scammed by an urhobo or seen an urhobo person involved in scam? That's very rare because of the moral tradition and long generational oats that keep children away from negative things like scam and all. Any urhobo child involved in such meets his doom in the end. Ask former Delta state govenor James Ibori!

The phrase 'urhobo wayoooo' was actually coined by our distant relatives and neighbours from our phrase of greeting 'urhobo wadooooo'.

eke96:
I love Urhobo people! Especially their music

Urhobos love every other tribe too and always welcome respectful cordial relationships in culture, in marriage, in religion and in food....

It only gets bad when you try to ridicule the urhobo way in an urhobo man's house, HE WILL RETALLIATE!!!!! That one is not debatable....Urhobos don't like being oppressed or trampled on.

An urhobo man driving his bicycle will smash your jeeps windscreen if you splash him mud water with your car and you are unapologetic. Whatever will happen after that, let it happen....lol

Cyriloha:



anybody from that part must change names before travelling abroad

Lol I didn't have to change my name. Besides there is always a traditionally recognised short form for almost all urhobo names.
Ese, Jovi, Tega, Mej, Jite, Ella, Eloho, Nita, Odiri, Meni, Mine, Eni, Osio, Oyibo, hauwa, Efe, Igho, etc etc

Adesiji77:
Following
I find Urhobo culture inviting based on the little that I know about them.
Had many of them as friends during my University days.
@CHM11: Meaning of Eloho?

Elohor means blessing

I love this thread.. A big shout out to all my Niger-delta brothers and sisters (Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, Cross rivers, rivers, Akwa ibom ) and Nigeria as a whole SE, SW and North..

Urhobo wadooo, Isoko wadooo!!!!

ichommy:
You are right Sir. gat one in my life. Very cute and she don teach me how to eat Starch, Banga etc. But d starch eh, i almost vomit.
Thanks

Lol just like black Amala/ewedu in osun, Tuwoshinkafa/me/kuka in maiduguri and Oha soup/akpu in Awka was eeeeew to some urhobo men at first, but as typical south south man, he will get the hang of it with time!..

Dnarvaez:

"Akpos" is short for names such as: Akpomiemie: life is sweet
Akpojotor: life still goes on
Akpome: my life
Just take it as Akpos/AKpor means "life".

Ok.
Thanks Akpos

CHM11:
NAMES SHORTFORMS GENDER MEANINGS

Akpenvwoghene Akpenvwe Unisex Praise God

Anaborhi Naborhi UNISEX Be born with good destiny

Edewor Dewor Male Sacred day of worship in
traditional religion

Ejiroghene Ejiro Unisex Praise God

Ejokparoghene Jokpa or Oghene Unisex Let's trust in God

Ejomafuvwe Jomafuvwe or Jomafu Unuisex Let peace reign in my life

Enohor/Elohor Nohor or Lohor Female Blessing

Erhiaganoma Erhi or Rhiaganoma Male Guardian
spirit overpowers the body

Erhimeyoma Oyoma Unisex My guardian
spirit (God) is good

Erhinyoja Rhinyoja or Onyoja Unisex Guardian
spirit (God) meets our challenges (hears our prayers)

Erhinyuse Use Unisex Guardian spirit (God) answers prayers

Erhiroghene Erhi or Oghene Unisex The spirit of
God

Eseoghene Ese Unisex God's gift

Eserovwe Ese or Ovwe Unisex God’s grace or Free gift

Oghenebrume Brume Unisex God decided in my favor

Oghenechovwe Chovwe or Oghene Unisex God aided me

Oghenefejiro Ofejiro or Oghene Unisex God is praiseworthy

Oghenegaren Garen or Oghene Unisex God is great

Oghenekevwe Kevwe or Oghene Unisex God gave(provided for) me

Oghenekohwo Oghene or Kohwo Unisex God provides

Ogheneme Ome or Oghene Unisex My God

Oghenemine Mine or Mimi Unisex I look up to God

Oghenenyore Nyore or Oghene Unisex God answers prayers

Ogheneruemu Oghene Unisex God makes things possible

Oghenerukevwe Rukevwe or Ruks Unisex God did this for me

Ogheneruno Oruno or Runo Unisex God has so much (great)

Oghenetega Tega or Oghene Unisex God is worship- worthy

Oghenevwede Oghenede or Oghene Unisex God owns the day

Oghenevwogagan Gaga or Oghene Unisex God provides all strength

Oghenochuko Ochuko or Oghene Unisex God provides my support

Okeroghene Okeoghene or Oghene Unisex God’s own time

Omamerhi Mamerhi or Oma Unisex Good guardian spirit

Onakpoma Ono Unisex Who creates life?

Onomavwe Ono Unisex Who is my creator?

Onomine Ono or Mimi Unisex Whom do I look up to?

Onovughakpor Ono or Onovughe Unisex Who can predict what life can bring?

Oyovwikemo Kemo or Yovwike Unisex May our children be blessed

Oyovwikerhi Kerhi or Yovwike Unisex May my
guardian spirit (God) be blessed.

More.

CHM11:
Achojah Achojah Male Rise up to challenge

Aruegodore Egodo Male We have come (established) home

Edojah Dojah Male Day of challenge

Efemini Efe Male Let's see how wealthy you can be

Efetobo Efe Unisex Wealth is achieved

Efetobore Tobore Male Wealth has now been achieved

Etanomare Tanomare or

Nomare Unisex Freed from blame (despair)

Ighomuedafe Igho or Dafe Male Money intoxicates the wealthy

Miriodere Miriode Unisex I now have a name

Mitaire Mitai Unisex I have achieved (reached) their match

Mivwodere Mivwode Unisex I now have a name

Oboganriemu Obogan Male Be strong to survive(eat)

Ogbamremu Ogba Male The brave meets a lot of
challenges

Ojakorotu Jakorotu or Orotu Male This is a group
challenge

Ojanomare Janoma Unisex I have met the challenge

Onajite Ojite Unisex This is sufficient

Onanojah Onojah Male This is a challenge

Onogaganmue Ono or

Ogagan Male Who is intoxicated with power?

Onoharhese Noharhese Unisex Who blames good
deeds?

Udumebraye Udume or Dumebraye Male My presence gives them heartache
(challenge)

Edafetanure Tanure Male The wealthy have spoken

Efemena Efe Unisex Here is my wealth

Efemuaye Efe Male Those intoxicated with riches

Efetobore Tobore Male Wealth has now been achieved

Etanomare Tanomare or Tanoma Male Freed from blame / despair

Etaredafe Dafe Male Words of the wealthy

Ighomuedafe Igho or Dafe Male Money intoxicates
the wealthy

Ighovavwerhe Igho Male There is joy in riches

Irikefe Kefe Male First to become wealthy

Miriodere / Mivwodere Miriode or

Mivwode Unisex I now have a name

Mitaire Mitaire Unisex I have reached their match

Odafe Dafe Male Rich individual

Odavwaro Odaro Unisex I am contented

Oghomena Ogho or Omena Unisex Here is my respect

Oghonoro Ogho or Onoro Unisex Respect is greater
than gold (riches)

Okagbare Kagbare Male Now I have all styles / skills

Omonigho Omo or Igho Unisex Child is greater than
riches

Omonoro Omo or Onoro Unisex Child is greater than gold

Onajite Ojite or Jite Unisex This is sufficient

Onogaganmue Ogagan or Ono Male Who is intoxicated with prowess (power)?

Orodena Orode Male The great one

CHM11:
NAMES SHORT FORMS GENDER MEANINGS

Akpenvwoghene Akpenvwe Unisex Praise God

Ejiroghene Ejiro or Oghene Unisex Praise God

Eseoghene Ese or Oghene Unisex God's gift

Norioghene Norien Unisex Look at God’s judgment

Oghenebrume Brume Unisex God decided in my favor

Oghenechovwe Chovwe or Oghene Unisex God
supported me

Oghenefejiro Ofejiro or Oghene Unisex God is praiseworthy

Oghenekevwe Kevwe Unisex God gave me (this child)

Oghenenyerhovwo Nyerhovwo or

Oghene Unisex God answers prayers

Oghenerhoro Oghene Unisex God is great

Ogheneruemu Oghene Unisex God makes things
possible

Oghenerukevwe Rukevwe or Ruks Unisex God did this for me

Ogheneruno Runo or Oruno Unisex God has
done so much (great)

Oghenetega Tega Unisex God is worship worthy

Oghenochuko Ochuko or Oghene Unisex God provides my support

Onoharhese Noharhese Unisex Who blames good deeds?

Oyovwikerhi Kerhi or Yovwike Unisex May my guardian spirit (God) be blessed

Akpobome Akpobo Unisex My own life

Akpofure Ofure Male Life is now peaceful.

Akporovwovwo Akpovwovwo Unisex Good life in later years

Anaborhi Naborhi Unisex Be born with good destiny

Asaroyoma Sayoma Female Comfort zones (people prefer comfort zones)

Ataikiru Taikiru Male Talk (plan) before taking
action

Avwunudiogba Unudiogba Unisex Those who profess strength with mere talk

Edaferierhi Edafe Male The rich have good destiny

Edemirukaye Ede or Demirukai Male The day I did
them a favor

Eghwrudjakpor Jakpor or Eghwrudje Unisex I have come to stay / Stranded in this world

Eguono Guono Unisex Love

Ejaita Jaita Unisex Let them say

Ejoyovwi Joyovwi Unisex Let it be good (a success)

Emarejedje Omare or Ejedje Unisex The elderly also
run for life

Emetitiri Metitiri Male Mine is famous

Emudiaga Mudiaga Male Let's stand firmly

Emuobosa Muobo Unisex Your own thing is precious (unique)

Emuvoke Voke Unisex Every thing has time

Enakpodia Nakpodia Male The way life should (ought) to be

Enita Nita Unisex Watch what you say

Enitekiru Eniteh Unisex Think before you act

Enivwenaye Nivwenai Unisex Compare my achievements with those of my detractors

Erhinyuse Use Unisex Guardian Spirit answers prayers

Erhuvwun Erhus Unisex Beauty

Erukainure Rukainure or

Eruks Unisex We have aided them (met their
challenge)

Etarakpobuno Etabuno or Tabuno Unisex The world has so much to say (much gossip)

Irorokpaka Rokpaka Unisex Our thoughts went far (deep thoughts)

Isio Isio Unisex Stars

Miriodere Miriode Unisex I now have a name

Oba Oba Male King

Obatare Atare Unisex Destiny

Oborerhinrin Berhirin Unisex It’s your destiny

Odirin Dirin Unisex Patience

Ogbeta Gbeta Male Bad talk

Oghomena Omena or Ogho Unisex Here is my respect

Okiremute Okite Unisex There is time for every thing

Okpako Kpako Unisex Senior

Omafuvwe Mafuvwe or Oma Unisex I am at peace
(All is well with me)

Omenasan Menasan Unisex Mine is unique

Onogaganmue Ogagan or Ono Male Who is intoxicated with prowess (power)?

Onoharhese Noharhese Unisex Who blames good deeds?

Onome Onome Unisex This is mine

Onomine Ono or Mimi Unisex Whom do I look up to?

Onoriode Ono Unisex Who knows tomorrow?

Orodena Orode Male The great one

Otevwobrise Otobrise or Otobru Unisex It’s sufficient to make parables

Ovie Ovie Male King

Oviereya Ovieya Female Queen

Ovigueraye Ovigue Unisex Everyone with his/her own destiny

Ovuevuraye Ovuevu or Vuevuraye Unisex Everyone has his/her own minds/thougths

Oyabevwe Oyabe Unisex Tired of sojourn

Udumebraye Udume or Dumebraye Male My presence gives them heartache (challenge)

Ufuoma Fuoma Unisex Peace of mind

Ughwubetine Betine Unisex No more deaths (dying)

Uruemuesiri Esiri or Uruemu Unisex Good deeds

onome710:
I so love my name... Onome... My Own...

Nkem (in Igbo)

Ameen964:
pls someone should tell me meaning of this name Yvett ella. Pls is it an urhobo name?

Na rabbit clan name

Damn# my name is Emakpor so what's is the exact meaning abeg !

Oghenenyoreme- oghenenYOREme- "Yorex" yh.. Daz me

CHM11:
Elohor means blessing

Ngozi in igbo

CHM11:

Actually very easy if you understand the language.

Sooooo many silent letters.

I wish I do but honestly,, I don't.. The names are nice- and I like that most of em has got 'Oghene' (GOD) attached to them..

I have a female friend tho- I think she's from Imo (so I've alws assumed she's Ibo),, but her name is Jovi (Jovita in full).. I saw you listed Jovi in one of Ur comments,, please,, what's the meaning of the name?? Ikpah Jovita..

And there's this pal,, Efeurhobo- Iont know what it means..


And now,, 'm guessing this bandana- tying ex- Super Eagles player- Efetobore Sodje (not sure abt the spelling) might be an Urhobo man.. Right or wrong??

CHM11:

Lol, have you ever been scammed by an urhobo or seen an urhobo person involved in scam? That's very rare because of the moral tradition and long generational oats that keep children away from negative things like scam and all. Any urhobo child involved in such meets his doom in the end. Ask former Delta state govenor James Ibori!

The phrase 'urhobo wayoooo' was actually coined by our distant relatives and neighbours from our phrase of greeting 'urhobo wadooooo'.

Na today I now know d meaning of Urhobo wayooo.... Wadooo ok

Donjowebs:
Bros u try sha..... A plate of starch n oghwo soup cooked with tiko and "tomi" for you!
Urhobo! Ovuovo! Urhobo mena!! Ovuovo!!

thanks bro, add hot peppered catfish to that

kenny091:

Wow, thanks bro. Even my delta friends claim they don't know the name. Am personally facinated by that name

Its a beautiful name

What is the meaning of Akpovona?

Okeikpu:
Ds r Bini names

No they are urhobo names but can also be found in Benin, etsako, some parts of Bayels and some versions are in Rivers. you know we were all clans in the great Benin kingdom before the white men came

AkpAkp1:
What is the meaning of Akpovona?

AKPOVONA-This is the world(NOT TOO SURE)

Aitee1:
Op abeg what is the meaning of. Elohorayodele

ELOHOAYODELE - blessing joy has come home

obinoral1179:
what is the meaning of akporode and akpos?

akporode-big World

AKPO-World

akpos is short for many many names that have apko in it

Is rovieno an urhobo name

Dumkele1:
Is rovieno an urhobo name

its ISOKO orovieno (short forms are rovieno, ovi, eno)- means the way has opened