This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Igbo; and the meaning contains the keywords god or is or gracious.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Azuka m IgboMeans "the past is greater" or "my back is greater" in Igbo.
Bonaking m Igbo"Bonaking is a name that signifies leadership, translating to 'born to rule'. It reflects a powerful presence and an innate ability to lead others.
Chidumebi f & m IgboA name commonly used among the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria. Particularly in Imo state, the name translates to, "God is at my side" or conversely, "God is with me". While it is used by men, the name is more commonly given to girls
Chiemeela m IgboThis is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you"
Chi-God and
Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.
Chikamara m & f IgboMeans "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.
Chikwendu m Igbo, AfricanMeans "God agrees to life", taken from the Igbo phrase
o buru na chukwu kwe ndu ga-adi "if god agrees there will be life".
Chimamanda f IgboMeans "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Chimdalu f & m IgboMeans "thank you, my god", from Igbo
chi "god" and
daalụ "thank you".
Chimere m IgboSaid to be an Igbo (Nigerian) name meaning "God's deed", in part from
chi "god, spiritual being".
Chineto f & m Igbo"God praises" "God uplifts" "God glorifies" "God gives talent"
Chinualumogu m IgboMeans "may God fight on my behalf" in Igbo. This was the full birth name of Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), a Nigerian writer.
Chionye m IgboMeans "God will give to him what he prays for" in Igbo.
Chukwunenye m IgboIgbo name from Eastern Nigeria. It originates from the belief that children are gifts from God and means "God gives". The feminine variant is
Chinenye, which also has the same meaning
Ginikanwa f & m IgboMeans "what is greater than a child" in Igbo.
Jachike m IgboMeans "praise God" or "Hail God" in Igbo.
Kaito m & f IgboMeans "let us glorify God" in Igbo.
Kaitochi f IgboThe name originates from the Igbo tribe in the Eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. It means "let us praise God"; referring to the Christian God.
Menari m & f IgboMeans "do more than is expected" in Igbo.
Ndulu m IgboMeans “life is precious, life is valuable” in Igbo.
Nkeoma f & m IgboMeans "that which is good" in Igbo.
Nwakanma f IgboThis feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nwakauba m & f IgboMeans "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
Odinakachukwu m & f IgboMeans "it's in the hand of God" in Igbo, from
o "it's",
di "in",
na "the",
áká "hand" (compare
Akachi) and
Chukwu "God".
Ozichi f & m Igbo, AfricanThe name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [
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Somto m IgboThe name Somto is a name with Igbo origin. In Igbo, Somto is a shortened form of
Somtochukwu, which translates to "Join me in praising God" or "Rejoice with me in the Lord."