Ndeewo! Battabox na-ekele unu oo!! We meet again, and today I have something quite informative to teach you. You are going to learn popular Igbo names for boys and what those names mean.
What Is A Name?
Really? I’m supposed to define this also? Wha… How… What happened to social studies and “a noun is a name of any person, animal, place of thing?”
Anyways, for the benefit of the minority, the dictionary describes a name as any word or set of words by which a person is known, addressed, or referred to.
For all intents and purposes, a name is the title of any person, any place, any creature, any creation. What you call a person is their name. What you call your pet is its name. That noun you give your environment is the name.
The name of the article you now read is Popular Igbo Names For Boys And Their Meaning. And before we progress to that, let me tell you just a little bit about the Igbo Language.
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The Igbo Language
This dialect is the native tongue of the Igbo people. The Igbos are a majority ethnic group from the southeastern part of Nigeria. The Igbo language is so diverse that there are multiple ways of saying the same thing. Many parents use this loophole to get creative.
According to their traditional religion, the Igbos worship a great spirit called Chukwu or Chi. And because they are profoundly religious, many of their names usually have chi or chukwu.
For instance, a child named Kelechi could also be called Kelechukwu.
Today, over 25 million people speak the Igbo Language nationwide, and most of them live in Nigeria. The Igbo Language has over 20 dialects, but only two of these dialects form the basis for standard literary language. Owerri and Umuahia dialect.
Dated records show the core of the Igbo Language is Niger-Congo.
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Popular Igbo Names For Boys
Sadly, we are not here to delve deeply into the history of the Igbo Language, but rather learn the variety of popular Igbo names for boys and what they mean. Though we have thousands of names that still exist over time, we have done the hard work to fish out the most popular Igbo names for boys.
These could be very useful for you if you’re planning a naming ceremony to welcome a child on the way.
Read them below:
‘A’ Igbo Names
- Afamefuna: My name will not be lost
- Amaechi: Who knows tomorrow?
- Anozie, Alozie: We are now settled/ well positioned
- Arinzechukwu: If not for God/Thanks be to God
- Azubuike: Strength gained from experiences of the past
- Azuka: Confidence/ Well experienced/ Confidence built from past experiences
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‘C’ Popular Igbo Names
- Chibueze: God is King
- Chibuike: God is strength
- Chidera: Destiny cannot be changed/ Once God says/writes
- Chidiebere: God is merciful
- Chidiebube: God is glorious/great
- Chiedozie: God has fixed it/made it good for me
- Chijioke: God is the custodian of all shares/ talents/ blessings
- Chinedu: God Lead
- Chinonso: God is near
- Chisom: God follows me
- Chiwetelu/Chiwetere/Chiwetel: God-sent/ God’s gift
- Chukwudi: There is God
- Chukwuebuka: God is great
- Chukwuemeka: God has done something great
- Chukwuka: God is the greatest
‘E‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Ebubechukwu: The glory/greatness of God
- Elozonachukwu: Do not forget God
- Emenike: It’s not by might/power
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‘I‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Ifeanyichukwu: God is most powerful/ Nothing is greater than God
- Iheanacho/ Ifeanacho: Precious/what everyone seeks
- Ikechukwu: Strength of God
- Ikem: My strength
- Ikemefuna: I shall not lose my strength
- Ikenna: The strength of his father
‘J‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Jidemma: Hold on to the good
- Jidenna: Hold on to your God/father
- Jideofor: Hold on to your truth/You are justified
‘K‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Kelechi/Kenechi/Kenechukwu/Keneolisa Praise God/ Thank God
- Kosisochukwu: As it pleases the lord
‘L‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Lotachukwu: Remember God
- Lotanna: Remember the father/God
‘M‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Maduka: People are worth more than riches
- Munachimso: Walking with the lord
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‘N‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Ndubuisi: Life is more important
- Nduka: Life is more important
- Nnamdi: My father/ my God is alive
- Nwabueze: A child is king
- Nwachukwu: Child of God
‘O‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Obinna: His father’s heart
- Okafor: Male child born on Afor market day
- Okechukwu: Belongs to God
- Olisa: God
- Olisaemeka: God has done well/ God did something great
- Onyebuchi: No man is God
- Onyedikachukwu: Who is like God?
- Onyeka/Onyekachi: Who is greater than God?
- Osita/Ositadinma: May good things stay permanent
‘S‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Sochima: Only God knows
- Somtochukwu/Dumtochukwu: Praise God with me
‘U‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Uchechukwugaemezu: The will/mind of God shall be done
- Uchenna/Uchechukwu: The wisdom of God/The will of God
- Ucheoma: Good sense/ good thoughts
- Ugosinachi: Pride/ prestige/ Honour comes from God
- Uzochukwu: God’s path/Way
- Uzoma: Good way
‘Z‘ Popular Igbo Names
- Zamekpere: Answer my prayers
- Zimife/ Ziemife: Show me the light
- Zimihekachim: Show me a thing that is bigger than my God
- Zimuzo: Show me the way
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Conclusion on Popular Igbo Names
Congratulations, you have just learned some of the most popular names for Igbo boys and their meanings.
If you have any questions, let us know below.
