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The Name Dictionary

Every Igbo name is a sentence. Search by the name itself, by a word in its meaning, or by the place it comes from.

1–50of 2887 names · Igbo
AbaezeMale

A branch from the kings

AbambaUnisex

Someone who cannot be cheated

AbatamUnisex

also Abata

I have arrived

AbazuUnisex

also Aba

You can never get rich enough (so be content with what you have)

AbiiUnisex

Manilla currency

AbumchukwuUnisex

Am I God?

AbumnkechukwuUnisex

also Ábụ-m-nké-chúkwú

I belong to God

AbụchiUnisex

also Mmadụabụchi, Aburochi, Abughichi, Abụ́-chí

A person is not God; song of God

AbụọmaUnisex

Psalms

AchebeUnisex

also Anichebe

He is under a goddess's protection; a contraction of Anichebe

AchigbuUnisex

Do not rule badly

AchikeUnisex

Give praise to God; take the things of the world lightly

AchiuwanaikeUnisex

also Achike

Do not rule by force

AchufusiUnisex

Do not chase away

AchugbueUnisex

One who cannot be stopped

AdaFemale

The first daughter in the family

AdadịọrammaFemale

The daughter who is pleasant to everyone

AdaegoFemale

Daughter of money; daughter of wealth

AdaekeFemale

Born on Eke (one of the Igbo four market days) day

AdaezeFemale

A king's daughter; daughter of a king

AdaezennayaFemale

"princess"

AdakuFemale

also Àdà-àkụ̀, Okparaku

She who brings a silver spoon to her home; a daughter of wealth

AdammaFemale

also Àdà-mmà, Adanma

Daughter of beauty; a precious daughter or a beautiful daughter

AdannaFemale

also Adannia, Adannaya, Adannịa

Her father's eldest daughter; her father's first daughter; her father's daughter

AdannayaFemale

also Adannia, Adannịa, Adanna

Her father's eldest daughter; her father's first daughter; her father's daughter

AdanneFemale

The mother's first daughter

AdannịaFemale

also Adannaya, Adanna, Adannia

Her father's eldest daughter; her father's first daughter; her father's daughter

AdanwuzoFemale

also Adauzo

The first daughter who owns the path

AdanzeFemale

The daughter of the chief

AdaobiFemale

The king's daughter; the daughter of a king

AdaohaFemale

A daughter of the people

AdaolisaFemale

Daughter of God

AdaoraFemale

The people's daughter; a daughter of all; a daughter of the people

AdaugoFemale

An eagle's daughter; a first daughter of honour

AdaureFemale

A daughter of pride

AdichieUnisex

also Madichie

(of filial succession). To live in succession to another. The full expression is in Madichie

AdigweUnisex

Are they many?

AdikeUnisex

(of power and resolve) We shall be powerful. Similar prayer forms: Adindu, Adigwe, Adichie, Adirika, Adinuba

AdimchimkpaUnisex

also Adimchi

I matter to my God

AdimchimpakaUnisex

also Adimchi

I matter to God

AdimchinobiUnisex

also Adimchi

I am precious to God; I live in God's heart

AdimoraUnisex

also Adimoramma

I am good for the people; the people hold me dear; from the expression "A-dị-m-ọra-mma", meaning: I am pleasing to the people. Related names: Ihedioha, Iheanacho

AdinduUnisex

(of life) We shall live. Similar names: Adichie, Adigwe, Adirika, Adinuba

AdinigweUnisex

also Adigwe

If we are many, we will win

AdinlofuUnisex

also Adunchezo

Unforgettable. A dialectal variant of Adunchezor and Echefu

AdinubaUnisex

(of prosperity) We shall live in abundance. Similar prayer forms: Adindu, Adigwe, Adike, Adirika, Adichie

AdioneUnisex

How many of us are there?

AdirikaUnisex

(of long life). [We] shall live a long and fruitful life. Similar names: Adindu, Adichie, Adike, Adigwe

AdogwaUnisex

(of children) To be in varieties. See Nwadiogwa *Particularly given to a girl who came after several boys. "Variety is the spice of life"

AdunchezoUnisex

also Adinlofu

Unforgettable. A dialectal variant of Adinlofu and Echefu