Tag: Igbo names
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Onwu: Why 'death' in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMOnwu expressed as Ọnwụ in the Igbo orthography and pronounced /Aw-nwu/ means death in the Igbo language. Typically, Ọnwụ as a name could be a shortened form of any of the Onwu inspired names. Onwu names commonly appear as surnames suggesting an older origin of the names...
Enyi: The Elephant and its significance in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMIn a song 'Ka esi lee onye isi-oche' from the album 'Akụkọ n'egwu', Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, sings about the story of Mbe (Tortoise) and Ényí (Elephant) [not to be confused with Ényì- "friend"] which I would attempt to summarize...
meaning and significance of ofor in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMThere is an Igbo saying re-echoed in a song by a popular Igbo highlife group Onye ukwu siri na ya ji Ọfọ, onye nta siri na ya ji Ọfọ. Mana Ọfọ maara onye ji ya...
Translation of 'Alor' in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMWhen you search "Ofor", Google returns diverse images of items presented as Ọfọ. Images were often at variance with what multiple sources describes. But I found that many...
igbo names: how to make an offor
Published: at 12:00 AMYou get a branch of the Ọfọ tree. If you cannot get a branch from the Ọfọ tree itself, because the tree is rare, you use some other sacred tree, such as the ogilisi, a tree favoured by the gods. You cut the stem of an ogilisi tree. You also dig up the roots of the tree. You get a wooden bowl, called Ọkwa...