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CHEKWUBE: [possibly from Chekwube na o ga-adi mma = Have hope that things will be okay]
Interpretation: See also NCHEKWUBE
DWV: CHEKWAS
Gender: Male
CHEELUCHIAKA [Cheelu Chi aka = Open up you arm to the God]
Interpretation: The Igbo believe that Creation encodes out destiny on the palm of the hand. To show it to God means that we have nothing to hide, that our hands are clean.
DWV: CHELUCHI, CHIAKA, CHELU, CHEELUCHIGIAKA
Gender: Female
CHETECHI [Chete Chi = Remember God]
DWV: CHETA, CHETACHI, CHETE, CHETECHINEKE, CHETECHUKWU, CHETANNA
Gender: Female
CHELUCHI [Chelu chi = Wait for your goodly guardian] Fact is, if you run ahead of your angel, you will the race of your life -- alone!
CHETENNA [Chete nna = Remember (thy) father]
Interpretation: Curiously, CHETENNE is not used, to the best of my knowledge. The name is reversed in NNACHETEM.
DWV: CHETANNA, NNACHETA, NNACHETAM
Gender: Female
DWV: CHIAGOZIEM,
CHIAMAKA [Chi amaka = God is good]
DWV: CHUKWUAMAKA, CHI, AMAKA
Gender: Female
CHIAZO [Chi azo (onye O kelu) = God does not forget (one created)]
DWV: CHIAZOONYEOKELU
Gender: female
CHIBUEZE [Chi bu eze = God is king]
DWV: CHIBEZE, CHIBEEZE
Gender: Male
CHIBUIKE [Chi bu ike = God is strength] The names means "God is [my]
strength," even though it is not explicitly implied as in Chi bu ike m.
DWV: CHIBIKE, CHIBIIKE, CHIBY
Gender: Male (Mostly male)
CHIBUNDO [Chi bu ndo (m) = God is (my) oasis]
DWV: CHIBU, BUNDO
Gender: Both
CHIBUNZE [Chi bu nze = God is lord]
DWV: CHIBY, CHUBY
Gender: Male
CHIBUUZO [Chi bu uzo = God lead the way]
DWV: CHIBUZOR, CHIBUZO, CHIBY
Gender: Both
CHIGBOOGU [Chi gbo ogu = Let God settle the matter]
DWV: CHIGBOGU, CHIGBOO, CHIGBO
CHIDEBELU [Chi debelu = God willed it]
DWV: OSADEBE, CHIDEBE
Gender: Male
CHIDERAA [Chi deree (o decheele/o desigo = What God stipulates (no one can change)]
Interpretation: his name is definitely post Euro-Christian colonialism. The idea of God keeping a book is definitely recent. The verb “deraa” is highly dialectical and does not conform with the principle of vowel harmony in Igbo; “deree” is more linguistically hip.
Gender: Both
CHIDI [Chi di = God live.]
CHIDIEBERE [Chi di ebere = God is most merciful]
DWV: CHIDI, EBERE, CHIDIEBELE, EBELE
Gender: Both
CHIDIMMA [Chi di mma = God is good]
DWV: CHIDI, CHIDINMA, DIMMA
Gender: Female
CHIDINDU [Chi di ndu = God is alive]
DWV: CHIDI, CHII, CHUKWUDINDU
Gender: Both
CHIDOZIE [Chi dozie = May God preserve]
DWV: CHUKWUDOZIE, DOZIE,
Gender: Female
CHIEKE [Chi eke(ghi) = God does not creat….]
CHIGOZIE [Chi gozie (m) = God bless (me)]
DWV: CHIGOZIEM, GOZIE, GOZIEM
Gender: Male
CHIKA [Chi ka = God is supreme]
DWV: CHII, CHICHI
Gender: Some believe this is the female version of CHUKWUKA, but males bear the name too.
CHIKAEZE [Chi ka eze = God is greater than king]
DWV: CHIKA, CHIEZE
Gender: Should be mostly male because of the connection to "Eze."
CHIKAODINAKA
[Chi
ka o di n’aka = It is in the hands of God.]
Intepretation: This is a praise to God with whom all things are possible. It does not matter here why parents should choose thsi name, the important thing is that every deed is sanctioned by God. So, this name may simply be a statement of the obvious.
DWV: CHIKODI, CHIKA, CHIKAODI, CHIKODI, CHIKA, KAODINAKA, KODINAKA [See also ODINAKACHUKWU]
Gender: Female [CHUKWUKAODINAKA or CHUKA, may be male, but it is not popular.]
CHIKAORA [Chi ka ora = God is greater than the community.]
Intepretation: Parents who are dealt a bad hand by the comunity may wish to use this name to remind their kindred that God is greater that their presumed ill-wishes. Alternatively, it may be a simble statement of a fact.
DWV: CHIKORA, CHIKA
Gender: Female [CHUKWUNARA may be male, but it is not popular.]
CHIKELU [Chi kelu.... = God created...]
DWV: CHIKE, CHUKWUKELU
Gender: Male
CHIKERE [Chi kere..... = God created.....] CHUKWUKELU in northwest Igboland
Intepretation: Another obvious statement, this name is definitely a shortened version of a longer name. For example: Chi kere mmadu = God created humans; or Chi kere ndu = God created life.
DWV: CHIKE, CHIKEREMMADU, CHIKERENDU [See also CHIKEREUBA.]
Gender: Female [CHUKWUNARA may be male, but it is not popular.]
CHIKEREUBA [Chi kere uba = God created wealth]
DWV: CHIKERE, CHUKWUKERE, CHIKE
Gender: Male
CHIKWENDU [Chi kwe ndu.... = If God allows life....]
DWV: CHIKWE [See also NNAKWE] CHIKWELUNDU
Gender: Male
CHIMA [Depending on what the name giver has in mind, this could be: Chi ma eze = God know who is king; Chi ma mkpa m = God knows my desire; Chi ma echi = God knows tomorrow; probably from Chi ma uche m = God knows my mind.
DWV: CHIMAEZE, CHIMAOKE, CHIMAUCHEM, CHIMAROKE, CHIMLUOKE, CHIMALOKE
Gender: Mostly male; few females bear the name.
CHIMAEZE [Chi ma eze = God knows (who's) king]
DWV: CHIMA
Gender: Male
CHIMAGOZIEM [Chi ma gozie m = God blessed me well]
DWV: CHIMA, CHIMAGOZIE, GOZIE
Gender: Male
CHIMAIJEM [Chi ma ije m (n’uwa) = God knows my route (in life)]
Interpretation: Another resignation to the wil of God, and an acknowledgement of destiny
DWV: CHIMA, CHIMAIJE, CHIMALUIJE
Gender: Female
CHIMAMANDA [Chi m ama (n)ada = My God will not fail]
Interpretation: This is dialectical rendition of a plea, that God will not fail. In standard Igbo, the name will be rendered as: Chi m agaghi ada.
DWV: AMANDA, CHIMUAMANDA
Gender: Strictly female
CHIMAOGE [Chi ma oge = God knows the time (for everything)]
DWV: CHIMA
Gender: Female {Male may be CHUKWUMAOGE}
CHIMELIE [Chi melie = (May) God win]
DWV: CHUKWUMELIE, MELIE, CHIMELIONWU [May God defeat death]
Gender: Male
CHIMERELEM
DWV: CHIMEREM, CHIMERE
CHIMEZIE [Chi mezie = (May) God resolve]
DWV: CHIME, MEZIE, CHUKWUEMEZIE
Gender: Male
CHIMUANYA [Chi mu anya = God is awake.]
DWV: Regarded as the female version of CHUKWUMUANYA
Gender: Female
CHINAAGOROM [Chi na-agoro m = God is my witness]
DWV: CHINAAGO, CHINAGO, CHII [Never "China"]
Gender: Male
CHINAAKA [Chi na-aka = God say it all]
DWV: CHINAKA
Gender: Female
CHINAASAOKWU [Chi na-asa okwu = God responds to all talks]
DWV: CHINASA, CHINAASA, NAASAOKWU, ASAOKWU, ASOKWU
Gender: Female, especially CHINASA; ASOKWU is male.
CHINAAZU [Chi na-azu (nwa) = God raises (the child)]
CHINAEGWUNDO [Chi na-egwu ndo = God provides protection]
DWV: CHINEEGWUNDO, CHINEEGWU, CHINEGWUNDO
Gender: Male
CHINAEDU [Chi na-edu m = God leads me.]
Interpretation: The Lord is my shephered. This is a classical example of how short forms of names lead us to lose the meaning of names. Chi na-edu... we know, but where is God leading you to or from? Why? So, the name could be “Chi na-edu m ije” [God guides me in my travels]. Now that tells a story.
DWV: CHINEDU, CHINERDUM, NEEDU, NEDU
Gender: In keeping with modern trends, it should be mostly female; but, it is mostly male
CHINAELO [probably from Chi na-elolu anyi ezi ililo = God harbors good thoughts about us]
DWV: CHINELO, NEELO, NELO
CHINAEMELU [Chi na-emelu m mma = God has does good (to me) ]
Interpretation: All fortunes are divine.
DWV: CHINEMELU
CHINAENYE: [Chi na-enye... = God gives...]
Interpretation: Depends on the full meaning of the name
DWV: CHUKWUNENYE, CHINENYE
CHINARA [Chi nara... = May God receive.....]
Interpretation: The question here is: what should God receive? It depends on the name-giver. It may simply mean: Chukwu nara ekene = Thanks be to God; Chi nara otito = Priase be to God; or any other addition rthe parents wish.
Gender: Female [In keeping with modern trends, CHUKWUNARA may be male.]
CHINEDU [See CHINAEDU]
CHINELO [See CHINAEDU]
CHINENYE [See CHINAENYE]
CHINENYEANYA [Chi nenye anya…. = God look into…]
Gender: Female
CHINAENYENWA [Chi na-enye nwa = God gives children]
DWV: CHINEENYENWA, CHINENYE, CHI-CHI
Gender: Female
CHINUA [Chi nualu m ogu = God will fight my wars]
DWV: CHINUALUMOGU
Gender: Male
CHINONSO [Chi no nso = God is nearby]
DWV: NONSO
Gender: Both, female if CHI/CHUKWU convention holds. [See CHUKWUNONSO]
CHINYEAKA [Chi nye aka = God give (us) a hand (of support)]
Interpretation: The name could therefore, mean May God help me/us. It is a prayer/wish.
Gender: Mostly female, male too
CHINYERE [Chi nyere = God gave]
DWV: CHINYERENWA, CHII
Gender: Female
CHINWEUBA [Chi nwe uba = All wealth belongs to God]
DWV: CHUBA, CHINWUBA
Gender: Male
CHISAA [Chi saa (okwu) = God will respond (to the talk)]
CHIOMA: [Chi oma.... = Good God] To understand the concept of Chi in Igbo mythology, please see CHI
Gender: Strictly female
CHISOLUM [Chi solu m.... = God accompany me....]
Interpretation: The real meaning depends on what the name-giver has in mind. Example: "Chukwu solu m ga
ije ndu m" = God bless me in my journey through life.
CHISOMAGA [Chi so m aga = God accompanies me]
DWV: CHISO, CHISOM, SOMAGA
Gender: Female
CHUKWUEKE [Chukwu eke(ghi ajo nwa?)….= God did not create (a bad child?)]
CHUKWUEKEE [Chukwu ekee... = God has created....]
DWV: CHUKWUEKEENWA
CHUKWUDI [Chukwu di = God lives]
DWV: CHUDI, CHIDI
CHUKWUDIOFU [Chukwu di ofu = God is one/There is only one God]
DWV: CHIDIOFU, CHIDI, CHUKWUDI, DIOFU [See also CHUKWUDI and CHIDI.]
Gender: Male [CHIDI from CHIDIMMA is mainly female]
CHUKWUEMEKA [Chukwu eme ka = God has done very well (for me)]
This is probably the most popular male name in Igboland. It is simply means: Thank God-probably for granting a specific prayer; and what else is bigger than the safe delivery of a male child in the midst of plenty.
DWV: CHUKWUEMEKE, OLISAEMEKE, NNAEMEKA, CHIEMEKA
Gender: Strictly male; CHIEMEKA is sometimes given to females.
CHUKWUGEEKWU [Chukwu ga-ekwu = God will speak]
DVW: CHIGEKWU, CHUKWUGEKWU
CHUKWUJINDU [Chukwu ji ndu = All lives are from God]
DWV: CHIJINDU; see also EJINDU
Gender: male
CHUKWUKA [Chukwu ka = God is the supreme.]
Interpretation: This reinforces the belief in the supremacy of one Supreme Being.
Gender: Male
CHUKWUKADIBIA [Chukwu ka dibia = God is greater that doctors]
DWV: CHUKA, KADIBIA
CHUKWUMA [Chukwu ma = God knows]
DWV: CHUMA, CHUKWUMAUCHEM [Chukwu ma uche m = God knows my mind]
CHUKWUMEREIJE [Chukwu mere ije... = God made the journey....(possible?)
CHUKWUMUANYA [Chukwu mu anya = God is awake.]
DWV: CHIMUANYA
Gender: Male
CHUKWUNAENYE [Same as CHINAENYE]
DWV: CHUKWUNENYE
Gender: Female
CHUKWUNONSO [Chukwu no nso = God is nearby]
DWV: CHINONSO, NONSO,
Gender: Both; male if CHI/CHUKWU convention holds. [See CHINONSO]
CHUKWUNYERE [Chukwu nyere = God gave]
DWV: CHUKWUNYERENWA, CHII
Gender: Male