Nomes igbo

Os nomes igbo são orações ditas em voz alta toda vez que são usados, um nome como Chidiebere (Deus é misericordioso) ou Chukwuemeka (Deus fez bem) carrega uma frase inteira de fé e gratidão. Os nomes são tradicionalmente dados numa cerimônia iza aha no oitavo dia de vida, muitas vezes refletindo as circunstâncias exatas do nascimento.

Ada nobreza

Adaeze princesa, filha do rei (igbo)

Adanna daughter of her father

Amaechi who knows tomorrow?

Amara graça

Chiamaka God is beautiful

Chibuzo God leads the way

Chidera God has written (it)

Chidiebere God is merciful

Chidinma God is good (variant of Chidimma)

Chidubem God is leading me

Chiedozie God has put things right for me

Chika God is greatest

Chinaza God answers prayers

Chinedu God leads

Chinelo God is thinking (of me)

Chinonso God is near

Chinwe life belongs to God

Chinyere God gave

Chukwudalu thanks be to God

Chukwudi God exists

Chukwuebuka God is great, God is immense

Chukwuemeka God has done a great deed

Chukwuka God is supreme, God is the greatest

Chukwuma God knows (best)

Ejike one who has strength

Ekene thanks, gratitude

Ekwueme one who does what he says

Emeka short form of Chukwuemeka and similar names

Ifeanyi nothing is impossible with God (short of Ifeanyichukwu)

Ifeoma good thing

Ifeyinwa nothing compares to a child

Ikechukwu God's power, God's strength

Ikenna father's power, father's strength

Kelechi thank God

Kenechukwu thank God, praise God

Kosisochukwu as it pleases God

Munachimso me and my God, walking with the Lord

Ngozi blessing

Nkechi this which God gave (short form of Nkechinyere)

Nkem may what is mine remain mine (short of Nkemakonam)

Nkiruka what is ahead is greater

Nnamdi my father is alive

Nneka mother is supreme

Nonso short form of Chinonso, God is near

Nwakaego a child is greater than wealth

Obiageli born to enjoy wealth

Obinna father's heart

Obiora heart of the people

Onyeka who is greater than God?

Onyinye gift

Ozioma good news

Somtochukwu praise God with me

Uche wisdom, thought, mind

Zikora show the world

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