100 Popular Igbo Names For Girls And The Meanings

The Igbo Names for girls also reflect cultural heritages and ideas such as love, peace, objects, and the situation surrounding the birth of the child. For example, the first daughter of the family is usually called ‘Ada’ indicating her position in the family.  As such, selecting a name for an Igbo girl is a thoughtful and meaningful process that involves the entire family and community before the ‘Igu nwa aha’ (child naming). 

The Igbos are widely known for their enthusiastic spirit of entrepreneurship. This attribute is inclusive of both genders wherever they find themselves. Aside from this, they cherish and adore their culture, a clear example is the breaking and sharing of Kolanuts. This practice has been immemorial and part of them wherever they find themselves. Indeed one can say culture is a part of life as they exemplify this definition everywhere they go. 

Some Cherishable Igbo Names For Girls

Adaobi

• Meaning: First daughter in the family

Adanna

• Meaning: Father’s daughter

Adanne

• Meaning: Her Mother’s daughter

Adaego

• Meaning: daughter of wealth

Adaugo

• Meaning: Beautiful daughter

Adaolisa

• Meaning: God’s daughter

Adaora

• Meaning: The people’s  daughter

Akwaugo

• Meaning: Precious daughter

Amaka 

• Meaning: Ravishing beauty

Anwuli

• Meaning: A joyous and happy  girl

Anwulika

• Meaning: My joy is great

Akudo

• Meaning: Peaceful wealth

Adaeze

• Meaning: Daughter of a King

Amarachi

• Meaning: Grace of God

Akumjeli

• Meaning: I will enjoy that wealth

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Ahunna

• Meaning: one with her father’s body

Azuka

• Meaning: Confidence

Adaku

• Meaning: One who brings wealth into the family

Binyelum

• Meaning: Remain with me

Chideziri

• Meaning: God wrote my story well

Chielotem

• Meaning: God has remembered me

Chiagozie

• Meaning: God has blessed me

Chimuanya

• Meaning: My God is awake

Chiamaka

• Meaning: God is more beautiful

Chidera

• Meaning: Once God says it, it can’t be changed

Chioma

• Meaning: God is good

Chidubem

• Meaning: Guided by God

 Chidiebere

• Meaning: God is merciful

Chimamanda

• Meaning: My God will never fail

 Chizoba

• Meaning: God continues to save

Chichima

• Meaning: Sweet and precious girl

Chinelo

• Meaning: Thought of God

Chiagoziem

• Meaning: God has blessed me

Chinyere

• Meaning: Gift from God

Chika

• Meaning: God is Supreme

Chiazakam

• Meaning: God answered me well

Chinechezirim

• Meaning: God thinks good of me

Chidinma

• Meaning: God is good

Chimnora

• Meaning: As long as God is present it shall be well

Chukwudumebi

• Meaning: God helps me to live/God is living with me

Chinazor

• Meaning: God saves

Chiwendu

• Meaning: Life belongs to God

Chisom

• Meaning: God is with me

Chisombiri

• Meaning: God leaves with me

Chinenye

• Meaning: God gives

Daberechi

• Meaning: One is dependent on God

Ezinne

• Meaning: Good mother

Ebele

• Meaning: KIndness

Ebube

• Meaning: Glory

Erinma

• Meaning: A child of beauty and a great prospect

Egoamaka

• Meaning: Money is good

Ezinwanyi

• Meaning: Good woman

Febechukwu

• Meaning: Worship God

Ginika

• Meaning: What can be greater than God?

Ifedimma

• Meaning: Something good

Ifeyinwa

• Meaning: Nothing is greater than a child

Ifunanya

• Meaning: Love

Ihuoma

• Meaning: One who is favored

Ifeoma

• Meaning: Something good

Ifechukwu

• Meaning: Light of God

Ijeoma

• Meaning: The Journey is good

Isioma

• Meaning: One is fortunate and blessed

Kamsiyonna

• Meaning: God has granted my request

Kasiemobi

• Meaning: Comfort me

Kamharida

• Meaning: I shall not fall

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Kambili

• Meaning: I shall live

Kosi

• Meaning: Born on Sunday

Kamsichor

• Meaning: How I desired it

Lebechi

• Meaning: Look unto God

Nkiruka

• Meaning: The future is bright

Nkolika

• Meaning: Peace

Ngozi

• Meaning: Blessing

Nkechinyere

• Meaning: God’s gift

Nwanyibuife

• Meaning: A woman is something

Nwasinachi

• Meaning: A child comes from God

Ogechi

• Meaning: Successful ending of a struggle

Olanma

• Meaning: Beautiful pearl

Obiageli                           

• Meaning: One who is born into wealth

Ogechukwu 

• Meaning: God’s time

Ogonna

• Meaning: Favour from God

Onyinye

• Meaning: God’s gift

Olaedo

• Meaning: Gold

Olachi

• Meaning: God’s Jewel

Onyekachukwu

• Meaning: No one is greater than God

Obianuju

• Meaning: Born in the midst of plenty

Otitodilichukwu

• Meaning: Praise be to God

Oluchi

• Meaning: Beautiful work of God

Oluebube

• Meaning: Miracle

Osinachi

• Meaning: From God

Obioma

• Meaning: Kind heart

Somtochukwu

• Meaning: Praise God with me

Ugochukwu

• Meaning: God’s crown

Ugo

• Meaning: Eagle(pride)/Intelligence

Ukamaka

• Meaning: Dialogue is good

Ulumma

• Meaning: Second daughter in the family

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Uloma

• Meaning: Good house

Udumelue

• Meaning: Crowned with honor

Uzoamaka

• Meaning: The path is good

Zirachi

• Meaning: Ask God to do anything and he will

Zinachidima

• Meaning: Show that God is good