Olaudah

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Gender Masculine

Usage History, Igbo (Anglicized, ?), Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Meaning & History

Possibly a form of the Igbo name Olaedo. This was borne by former slave, anti-slavery campaigner and autobiographer Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), the son of a West African village chief.

Added 8/15/2016 by SeaHorse15
Edited 7/15/2021 by SeaHorse15