Igbo Names and Meanings
Browse 25 Igbo names and surnames with their meanings and origins. Igbo heritage is found in Southeast Nigeria. Names are clues, not proof of ancestry, because many families carry names shaped by migration, religion or history.
| Name | Meaning or origin |
|---|---|
| Achebe | Igbo surname of the novelist Chinua Achebe |
| Adaeze | Daughter of the king |
| Amaka | Beautiful |
| Chiamaka | God is beautiful |
| Chidi | God exists |
| Chinedu | God leads |
| Chinwe | God owns |
| Chukwuemeka | “God has done something great”. |
| Emeka | Short form of Chukwuemeka, God has done great |
| Eze | King |
| Ifeanyi | Nothing is impossible |
| Ikenna | Father’s strength |
| Ngozi | Blessing |
| Nkechi | What God has given |
| Nnamdi | My father lives |
| Nneka | Mother is supreme |
| Nwachukwu | Child of God |
| Nwosu | Igbo surname associated with the Osu region and lineage. |
| Obi | “Heart” in Igbo, also a shortened form of longer names. |
| Obinna | Father’s heart |
| Okafor | A surname for someone born on the Afor market day. |
| Okeke | Born on Eke market day |
| Okonkwo | Born on Nkwo market day |
| Onyeka | Who is greater |
| Uchenna | Father’s will, God’s will |
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