It’s well known that there are many beautiful Igbo names containing the words “Chi/Chukwu”. In this post we shed some light on 40 Igbo names which don’t contain these words.
Please feel free to comment if you know any more!
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Adanne/adanna | First daughter of mom/dad |
| Adaugo | Daughter of pride |
| Adaure | Elegant daughter (ure- shakara) |
| Akaraka | Destiny |
| Akudo | Peaceful wealth |
| Akunna/Akunne | Father/mother’s wealth |
| Amaechi/Onyemaechi | Who knows tomorrow? Tomorrow is a mystery |
| Añuli | Joy |
| Ifeyinwa | There’s nothing like a child |
| Ifeoma/Iheoma | Good thing |
| Ihuoma/Ihioma | Good future |
| Ijeoma | Good/safe journey |
| Ikenna | Father’s strength |
| Ndubueze | Life is king |
| Ndubuisi | Life is paramount |
| Ndudim | I have life |
| Nduoma | Good life |
| Nkasi/ Nkasiobi | Comfort |
| Nkiruka | The future is great |
| Nnamdi | My father is alive |
| Nwabueze | Child is king |
| Nwadiuto | A sweet/beautiful child |
| Nwakaego | Child more valuable than money |
| Nwando | Child of comfort (usually born after a series of uncomfortable/unfortunate circumstances and the child brings comfort… even something as simple as searching for a specific gender) |
| Nwanne | Mother’s child (even though it means sibling in other contexts) |
| Nwanyieze | Queen |
| Obinna | Heart of the father |
| Obioma | Good heart/ kindness |
| Obiuto | Joy |
| Ogbonna/Ogbonna | Father’s /mother’s lookalike (doesn’t have to be physics features) |
| Ogonna | Father’s goodwill/gift/favor |
| Okezie | He/she has created |
| Okezika | He/she has created well |
| Olaedo | Gold |
| Ositadinma/Ositadimma | From today, it will be good |
| Uchenna | Father’s wish/thought/mind |
| Udoka | Peace is great |
| Ugonma/Ugomma | Beauty, but someone take a more literal translation; beautiful eagle |
| Utonwa | Sweet child |
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