Igboamaka: Preserve your Cultural Identity by Retaining / Upholding your Igbo names

Obinwannem News Igboamaka: Preserve your Cultural Identity by Retaining / Upholding your Igbo names

The trademark of a person lies in the name. Once a name is mentioned, you’ll automatically deduce what origin that person is from without much investigation. I am going to lay more emphasis on the Igbo names today.

We all know that names in Igbo land have meanings and history. Circumstances of a child’s birth can determine the name given to a child. Names can be prayers or pronouncements on a child.

Most of us have lost our cultural identity due to the names we have chosen to bear as against the ones given to us by our parents at birth.

The reasons for this change of names might be as a result of civilization, wanting to belong to the new world order or for the simple fact that you don’t like your birth name.

While others might be due to an Anglicised pronunciation which in effect changes the name completely or lose the true meaning of the name entirely. It could also be that some may think that the list of Igbo names has been exhausted, hence, the fall back on English names.

Whichever reason for the change does not really matter in this writeup, all I am trying to point out here is the relevance of our names in upholding our cultural identity.

Igbo has unique and uncommon names you can give your children and the list is inexhaustible.

Children are gifts from God. Due to the joy and preparations, parents may get overwhelmed and indecisive on the name to give their babies. There are so many beautiful Igbo names to choose from, below are names you can choose from:

ABỤỌMA: PSALMS/ GOOD HYMN

ADA: FIRST DAUGHTER

ADAEZE: FIRST DAUGHTER OF A KING

ADAMMA: BEAUTIFUL FIRST DAUGHTER

ADAKU: FIRST DAUGHTER BORN INTO WEALTH

ADAURE: HAPPY FIRST DAUGHTER

ADAOBI: FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE FAMILY

ADAOLISA: FIRST DAUGHTER OF GOD

ADAỌMA: GOOD/BEAUTIFUL FIRST DAUGHTER

ADAỌRA: FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE COMMUNITY

ADANNA: FIRST DAUGHTER OF HER FATHER

ADAUGO: FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE EAGLE

AGBỌMMA: BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN

AGBỌ-ỌMA: BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN

AKACHI: HAND OF GOD

AKỤABATA: WEALTH HAS ARRIVED

AKỤADỊ: WEALTH HAS ARRIVED

AKỤCHI: WEALTH FROM GOD

AKỤDỊ: THERE IS WEALTH

AKUDO: PEACEFUL WEALTH

AKUNNA: FATHER’S WEALTH

AKỤNNAYA: HER FATHER’S WEALTH

AMAKA: BEAUTIFUL

AMARA: GRACE

AMARACHI: GRACE OF GOD

AṄỤLỊ: JOY

AṄỤLỊKA: THERE IS MORE JOY

CHELUCHI: WAIT FOR GOD

CHETACHI: REMEMBER GOD

CHIADIKAOBI: GOD IS NOT LIKE WE THINK IN OUR HEART

CHIAMAKA: GOD IS GOOD

CHIAZỌ: GOD HAS SAVED

CHIBUGO: GOD IS MY GLORY

CHIBUZỌ: GOD IS FIRST

CHICHETALỤM: GOD REMEMBERED ME

CHIDEERA: WHEN GOD HAS WRITTEN

CHIDIEBERE: GOD IS MERCIFUL

CHIDIMMA: GOD IS GOOD

CHIDIỤTỌ: GOD IS SWEET

CHIDUBEM: MAY GOD GUIDE ME

CHIDUMAGA: GOD LEADS ME ON MY JOURNEY

CHIDUMEBI: GOD LIVES WITH ME

CHIEMEKA: GOD HAS DONE GREAT

CHIEMELIE: GOD HAS WON

CHIGEMEZU: GOD WILL COMPLETE

CHIGỌZIE: MAY GOD BLESS

CHIGỌZIRI: GOD BLESSED

CHIKA: GOS IS GREATER

CHIKADIBIA: GOD IS GREATER THAN THE DOCTOR

CHIKAMSO: I AM FOLLOWING GOD

CHIKAỌDỊLỊ: IT IS IN GOD’S HANDS

CHILOTA: MAY GOD REMEMBER

CHIMDALU: MY GOD, THANK YOU

CHIMAMANDA: MY GOD WILL NOT FAIL/FALL

CHIMARA: GOD KNOWS

CHIMAYA: GOD KNOWS HER/HIM

CHIMMA: BEAUTIFUL GOD

CHIMUANYA: GOD IS AWAKE

CHINEZE: GOD SHIELDS

CHINALỤ: GOD DOES

CHINATỤ: GOD DIRECTS

CHINASA: GOD ANSWERS

CHINAZA: GOD ANSWERS

CHINECHEREM: GOD THINKS OF ME

CHINEMERE: GOD DOES FOR HER/HIM

CHINENYE: GOD GIVES

CHINONYEREM: MAY GOD BE WITH ME

CHINONYELUM: MAY GOD BE WITH ME

CHINWE: GOD HAS

CHINWENDỤ: GOD HAS LIFE

CHINWEOTITO: GOD HAS GLORY

CHINWEỤBA: GOD HAS WEALTH

CHINYERE: GOD GAVE

CHIOMA: GOOD GOD

CHISIMDỊ: GOD SAYS I SHOULD BE

CHIZARAM: GOD ANSWERED

CHIZITERE: GOD BROUGHT

CHIZOBA: GOD SAVE

CHIZURUM: GOD IS ENOUGH FOR ME

EBERECHI: MERCY OF GOD

EKELEMCHI: I THANK GOD

EKWUTOSINA: DON’T SPEAK ILL OF PEOPLE

EYIUCHE: NOT EXPECTED. AMAZED BY IT

EZIAHAKAEGO: GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN MONEY

EZIAMAKA: THE FAMILY IS GOOD

Trending Igbo Names for Girls

FECHI: WORSHIP GOD

IFEAṄULỊ: THING OF JOY

ỊFECHI: THING OF GOD. GOD’S THING

ỊFEDICHE: A DIFFERENT THING

ỊFEỌMA: GOOD THING

ỊFỤNANYA/ỊHỤNANYA: LOVE

ỊFỤNANYACHI: LOVE OF GOD

ỊHEMACHI: THING KNOWS GOD

IJEDINMA: GOOD JOURNEY

IJEOMA: SAFE JOURNEY

JAYAMMA: PRAISE HIM/PRAISE GOD

JỤỌRỌỤWAHỤ: CHILL FOR THE WORLD

KAMSIYỌCHUKWU: AS I ASKED GOD

KAMSIYỌNNA: AS I ASKED GOD/THE FATHER

KAMSOLUTOCHUKWU: LET ME FOLLOW AND PRAISE GOD

KAṄỤLỊA: LET PEOPLE REJOICE

KOSISỌCHUKWU: AS IT PLEASES GOD

MAKỤACHI: HUG GOD/HOLD ONTO GOD

MGBAFỌ: GIRL BORN ON AFỌ MARKET DAY

MGBANKWỌ: GIRL BORN ON NKWỌ MARKET DAY

MGBECHI: GOD’S TIME

MGBEKE: GIRL BORN ON EKE MARKET DAY

MGBORIE: GIRL BORN ON ORIE MARKET DAY

MỤNACHISO: I AM WALKING WITH GOD

NDIDI: PATIENCE

NDIDIAMAKA: PATIENCE IS GOOD

NJIDEKA: HOLDING ON IS BETTER

NKIRU: THE FUTURE

NKIRUKA/NKEIRUKA: THE FUTURE IS GREATER

NKECHI: BELONGING TO GOD

NKEM: MINE

NKEMAKỌLAM: LET MINE NOT BE LACKING

NKEMDỊRỊM: LET MINE BE WITH ME

NKEMJIKA: WHAT I HAVE IS GREATER

NKỌLỊKA: COMMUNICATION IS GREATER

NNEAMAKA: MOTHER IS BEAUTIFUL

NNEAKỌLAM: LET ME NOT LACK A MOTHER

NNEDINMA: MOTHER IS GOOD

NNENNA: FATHER’S MUM

NNENNAYA: HER FATHER’S MUM

NNENNE: MOTHER’S MUM

NNEỌMA: GOOD MOTHER

NWACHI: GOD’S CHILD

NWADỊỤTỌ: CHILD IS SWEET

NWAKAEGO: CHILD IS GREATER THAN MONEY

NWAKERENDỤ: THE CHILD THAT HAS CHOSEN LIFE

NWANYỊEZE: THE KING’S LADY

NWANYỊUDO: PEACEFUL LADY

NWANYIUGBO: A LADY OF WEALTH

ỌBỊAGELI: SHE WHO COMES WILL EAT

ỌBỊAGELIAKỤ: SHE WHO COMES WILL EAT OF ABUNDANCE

ỌBỊANUJUNWA: SHE/HE WHO COMES IN THE MIDST OF LOTS OF CHILDREN

OBIOMA: GOOD HEART

ỌDỊCHIMMA: IT IS GOOD IN GOD’S EYES

ỌDỊNAKACHI: IT IS IN GOD’S HANDS

OGBENYEANỤ: THE POOR SHALL NOT MARRY HER

OGECHI: GOD’S TIME

OGEMDỊ: MY TIME IS

ỌGỌCHUKWU: GOD’S KINDNESS

ỌGỌNNA: THE FATHER’S KINDNESS

ỌGỌỌMA: GOOD KINDNESS

ỌLACHI: GOD’S JEWEL

ỌLAEDO: GOLD

ỌLAỌMA: GOOD JEWEL

ỌLAMMA: BEAUTIFUL JEWEL

ỌLANNA: FATHER’S JEWEL

ỌLỤEBUBE: GLORIOUS WORK/HANDIWORK

ONYEBỤCHI-IBEYA: NO HUMAN IS GOD TO OTHERS

ONYEDỊKACHI: WHO IS LIKE GOD?

ONYEKACHI: WHO IS GREATER THAN GOD?

ONYEMACHI: WHO KNOWS GOD

ONYENATỤRỤCHI: WHO DECIDES FOR GOD?

ONYENWEAKỤ: THE ONE THAT HAS THE WEALTH

ONYINYECHI: GOD’S GIFT

OSINACHI: FROM GOD

OZIỌMA: GOOD NEWS

RALỤCHI: LEAVE FOR GOD

SOBENNA: BE FOLLOWING GOD

SỌCHIMA: ONLY GOD KNOWS

SỌMADỊNA: LET ME NOT BE ALONE

SOMTOCHUKWU: FOLLOW ME AND PRAISE GOD

SOLUCHI: FOLLOW GOD

TOCHI: PRAISE GOD

TOBECHI: CONTINUE TO PRAISE GOD

ỤCHAMMA: BEAUTIFUL FAIR LADY

UCHECHUKWU: GOD’S WILL

UCHECHI: GOD’S WILL

UCHENNA: THE FATHER’S WILL

UCHEỌMA: GOODWILL

ỤGBỌMMA: BEAUTIFUL MEANS/VEHICLE

UGOCHI: GOD’S GLORY

UGOMMA: BEAUTIFUL GLORY

UJUNWA: LOT’S OF CHILDREN

ỤLỤNNA: FATHER’S LASTBORN

ỤLỤMMA: BEAUTIFUL LASTBORN

URECHI: GOD’S GLORY/PRIDE

URENNA: FATHER’S GLORY/PRIDE/HAPPINESS

ỤZỌCHI: THE PATH OF GOD

ỤZỌMA: BEAUTIFUL PATH/ROAD

WERUCHE: USE YOUR MIND/BRAIN

YAGAZIE: LET IT BE WELL

The list goes on. We have a duty as parents to carry on the legacy bestowed to us by our forefathers. If there is a time we need to recall and retain this legacy, it is now. The fight for freedom starts with the revolution of bringing back and upholding our lost identity in the names we bear.

Lolo Ugo Queensley Kalu reporting, Obinwannem News

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