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Igbo Names & Their Meanings (507319 Views)

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toshmann(m): 4:28pm On Aug 24, 2007
chituru grin
God turu whatever turu means grin
echelon(m): 10:28pm On Aug 24, 2007
@ topic

Ada = Daughter

Adaeze=King's daughter=princess

Adaobi=man's daughter

Adamma=fine daughter

Adanna=father's daughter

Adanne=mother's daughter

were diri gabazia=et cetera

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osisi5: 10:56pm On Aug 24, 2007
echelon:

@ topic

Ada = Daughter

Adaeze=King's daughter=princess

Adaobi=man's daughter

Adamma=fine daughter

Adanna=father's daughter

Adanne=mother's daughter

were diri gabazia=et cetera

NO.
Obi signifies royalty.
So adaobi means daughter of royalty.

toshmann:

chituru grin
God turu whatever turu means grin

bia Tosh,i bu kwa di onye Igbo?
chituru means God gave the orders

PTH:

Kelechi and Kenechi?

This is cheating O.
How can you be half Igbo and can't speak simple Igbo? shocked

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toshmann(m): 11:55pm On Aug 24, 2007
eeeh? so turu means giving orders? hmmn. i've always wondered what it meant cheesy

hey, nne, i'm born again now. no more women cheesy

pls what does ude mean? e.g udechukwu?
echelon(m): 1:29am On Aug 25, 2007
+osisi:

NO.
Obi signifies royalty.
So adaobi means daughter of royalty.

Really? now I know cool
toshmann:

eeeh? so turu means giving orders? hmmn. i've always wondered what it meant cheesy

hey, nne, i'm born again now. no more women cheesy

please what does ude mean? e.g udechukwu?

Udechukwu=God's fame
wendymanda: 2:53am On Aug 25, 2007
Chibudo- god is peace.
Amarachi- Grace of God
PTH(m): 3:40am On Aug 25, 2007
+osisi:

This is cheating O.
How can you be half Igbo and can't speak simple Igbo? shocked

Abeg, if my mother sees this she may start crying of shame. grin Kelelchi happens to be my igbo name. tongue

sambie:

might most likely be a delta name (maybe itshekiri) don't know for sure

U got that right, she was itshekiri.
osisi5: 12:02am On Aug 27, 2007
PTH:

Abeg, if my mother sees this she may start crying of shame. grin Kelelchi happens to be my igbo name. tongue



Infact let me do the crying cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry
echelon(m): 1:22am On Aug 27, 2007
@topic

Onyemaechi= Who knows tomorrow?

Echidime= Tomorrow is pregnant

Ogadimma= e go better grin
PTH(m): 1:25am On Aug 27, 2007
echelon:

@topic

Onyemaechi= Who knows tomorrow?

Echidime= Tomorrow is pregnant

Ogadimma= e go better grin

You can actually form a sentence with these names.

Who knows tomorrow, it is pregnant with things we dont know. abeg e go better.

In igbo - Onyemaechi, Echidime we dont know. Abeg Ogadimma.

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osisi5: 1:43am On Aug 27, 2007
A woman with a lazy husband should give her kids those 3 names
echelon(m): 6:05pm On Aug 27, 2007
+osisi:

A woman with a lazy husband should give her kids those 3 names

grin ur funny. actually d names are great names. optimistic i would say. i dont see any semblance to laziness. whad do you think?

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toshmann(m): 4:36pm On Aug 29, 2007
and a man with a lazy wife should call her daughter obiagelli grin
echelon(m): 5:41pm On Aug 29, 2007
toshmann:

and a man with a lazy wife should call her daughter obiagelli grin

LOL. very funny indeed
echelon(m): 5:46pm On Aug 29, 2007
@topic

Onyebuchi = who is God? (as in no human is God)

Onyeso = who is following?

Onyedikachukwu = who is like God reminds me of d song: who is like unto thee, 

Onyinye = Gift/Offering
echelon(m): 2:38am On Sep 01, 2007
Abalidiegwu = the night is perilious grin

Biati = Beatrice

Chibundu= God is life

Dimgba= Ultimate Wrestler
niceuzor: 11:24pm On Sep 01, 2007
-Wow!!! What a Trend

Now i know Some meaning of Igbo names

i'm very much impress here cool
osisi5: 4:57pm On Sep 05, 2007
Ogbuefi=killer of cows ie a wealthy person.

Ogbuagu=killer of tigers ie a strong person

Agbonma= one with a good character

Ijeaku= walking into wealth

Obiageli=born to enjoy

Chukwuemeka=God has done great!

Chikere=God created

Nwagbara=Child of the spirits

Ure =pride

Chinedu=God leads

Osita(dinma)=from now on,it'll be good!

Ezioma=good family/good compound

Nneka=mother is supreme

arufred= Alfred grin
toshmann(m): 5:59pm On Sep 05, 2007
Babyosisi=child of a tree
ogbuagu=killer of leopard (not tigers, there are no tigers in igboland)
giringory= gregory
echelon(m): 6:05pm On Sep 05, 2007
toshmann = 
toshmann(m): 6:13pm On Sep 05, 2007
toshmann=happiness and joy cheesy

echelon= wahala grin grin and katakata

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omoge(f): 9:59pm On Sep 05, 2007
toshmann = son of rasta grin
toshmann(m): 12:00am On Sep 06, 2007
omoge=daughter of rastress grin grin grin grin grin grin
omoge(f): 2:46am On Sep 06, 2007
lol
ok, am going for the natty dread cheesy
(i wonder if you got your name from Peter Tosh?) do you like raggae?
toshmann(m): 1:02pm On Sep 06, 2007
noooo, my name na from me grin but i like reggae sha cheesy and more importantly i like you wink

hey, did you get your name from mike okri's "omoge"?
younghoodi(m): 3:15pm On Sep 06, 2007
osisi=419 queen.
osisi5: 6:05pm On Sep 06, 2007
younghoodi:

osisi=419 queen.

LOL

youngdice/younghoodi= illiterate ,cattle rearing,gworo eating,kunu drinking,bow and arrow shooting son of a chewiing gum and sweet selling maiguard.
younghoodi(m): 6:32pm On Sep 06, 2007
+osisi:

LOL

youngdice/younghoodi= illiterate ,cattle rearing,gworo eating,kunu drinking,bow and arrow shooting son of a chewiing gum and sweet selling maiguard.

haha ur funny.
kuz: 8:48pm On Sep 06, 2007
hey nobody mention my name: uzochukwu ;gods way
omoge(f): 10:54pm On Sep 06, 2007
toshmann:

noooo, my name na from me grin but i like reggae sha cheesy and more importantly i like you wink

hey, did you get your name from mike okri's "omoge"?

is this love, is this love, is this love, I'm feeling  grin

i love raggae too.

there is a story behind that name  cheesy. i will gist you laterz  cool


my sister's name is Obiazi. how can i interpret that in english?
echelon(m): 11:00pm On Sep 06, 2007
omoge:

is this love, is this love, is this love, I'm feeling  grin

i love raggae too.

there is a story behind that name  cheesy. i will gist you laterz  cool


my sister's name is Obiazi. how can i interpret that in english?


Obiazi = Youths' heart
omoge(f): 11:02pm On Sep 06, 2007
thank you cheesy now i can make shakara for her.

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