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Chinua

boy name · Igbo origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

short form of Chinualumogu, 'may God fight on my behalf'; Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chinua peaked in the 2020s.

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