Igbo names....... some of my favs... :)

OK...so I am doing this post for ms.Dufa....
she wanted a list of nice igbo names.....(to name her pikins...lol)
and i love picking names!!! so here goes......

My favs. (short form in bracket)
girl names:

Obianujuaku: She came in time of wealth/plenty (oby, uju, aku)
Akunne- Mothers wealth (aku)
kosisochukwu- however it pleases God/ The way it pleases God (kossy)
onyinye- Gift/something precious (onyi?? not sure tho)
Ifunaya- Love (ify)
Ifeoma- good thing/beautiful thing/ precious thing (ify)
Olanna-- Father's Gold (Ola)
Lotanna- Remember your father
Ezinne- Good mother
Nkemakonam- Let my own not be scarce/ may i never lack what is mine (nkem, akonam)
Nkiruka- The future is great (nkiru, nikki(lol)]
Nnedi- My mother is alive/ my mother is present *guy version=Nnamdi (father is alive)*
Adaora-- First daughter of the people *Ora means people, ADA means first daughter*
Ogochukwu- God's gift/blessing (Ogo)
Nneamaka- mother is beautiful/supreme (Amaka)
Akudinobi- Wealth is in the Heart (Aku) *this name is unisex*
Chidera- God has written (Dera)
Zelinjo --- Avoid sin/evil (Zel).... *i really like this one*


lol...as u can see.. I love names with 'Aku' in them....... because it means wealth!!! :)


Guy names:
Chukwukeluo -- God has created/ God created (Keluo, kels (lol)]
Chukwuononso-- God is near (Nonso)
Chika-- God is supreme
Uchenna- God's will (Uche)
Izuchukwu - God's decision/will (Izu)
Onyekachi - Who is greater than God (onyeka, kachi)
Kachiku- As God says (Kachi)
Jideofor- Ok...so the meaning of this name and translation is weird...... word for word..it means "hold the ofor"
the ofor was used in the olden days as a sign of clear conscience (if u have the ofor in your posession, u shouldn't lie or steal, or be guilty of any wrong-doing)
therefore..... JIDEOFOR...means "To have a good and clear conscience"
Ekene- Thanks/praise
Olisaemeka- God has done great (Olisa, Emeka)


Ok...so those are the ones i can think of for now..... :)
hope u like them ....lol
some of them are in my dialect (anambra dialect) ...such as Ifeoma and Ifunaya... (central igbo says Iheoma and Ihunaya)


I would have pronounced them on an audio clip..but i still havent figured out how to add an audio clip to my post.. :(

ah well........

P.s two of my names are in there......... I just had to add those
:)

Yours truly,
xx