Ever wondered what the meanings of some Idoma names are?
For better understanding, Idoma is a unique language in Benue State, Nigeria.
While many may not know the meanings to some of the Idoma names they bear or give to their children, just a handful can boldly say they know the meanings to some of them. In view of this, FREEDOM SUNRISE brings to you some of these names and what they mean.
SN NAME GENDER MEANING
1 ABOH Masculine War Lord
2 ACHIENI Feminine Unexpected
3 ADAH Masculine Father of nations
4 ADOLE Masculine Father of the house
5 ADAM Masculine My Father
6 AGABA Masculine Lion
7 AGBENU Feminine A child is wealth
8 AKOCHE Unisex My own
9 AKUM Feminine My own
10 ALECHENU Masculine Unexpected
11 ANYAOLE Feminine Women are makers of a home
12 ANYEBE Masculine Victory
13 APEH Masculine Apeh is the Idoma name for scabbard, the sheath scabbard used in protecting a sword.
14 EBO Feminine Peace
15 EHI'KOWOICHO Feminine God’s Gift
16 EJE Masculine. Tiger
17 EJELIKWU Masculine Born for death (usually given when there has been frequent deaths of newborns in the family)
18 EK,OCHE Masculine My own
19 EKONDU Masculine The lord’s own
20 EKOWO Feminine God’s time
21 ELAKECHE Feminine Mysteries of the world
22 EMIENE Feminine Man proposes, God disposes
23 EMOCHE Masculine Born a King
24 ENAYI Feminine Mother of children
25 ENE Feminine Mother
25b EDUGWU Feminine. Citadel of Blessing
26 ENEKOLE Feminine Mother of the family
27 ENENCHE Masculine Good tidings (Thanks to God for seeing the dawn of a new day)
28 ENOCHE Feminine Mother of a King
29 EWACHE Masculine Majority decision rules
30 ICHEKANI Masculine Tomorrow cannot be forseen
31 IHOTU Unisex Love
32 IJEWODA Feminine Money is a source of pride
33 INALEGWU Masculine I have been vindicated
34 NGBEDE Masculine Happiness
35 OBE Masculine Industrious
36 OBOGWU Masculine Brave Part
37 OBOTU Masculine Comforter (peace at heart)
38 OCHANYA Feminine Queen
39 OCHE Masculine King. The variant Otse is used by people from Ado Local Government Area.
40 OCHEFIJE Feminine A human is worth more than money
41 OCHEJE Masculine No one really knows why except God
42 OCHEME Masculine A generation of Kings has ended
43 OCHEJE Masculine The position of a leader is a burden
44 OCHOHEPO Masculine God is the best judge
45 OCHOJILA Masculine Peoples King
46 ODALEKO Unisex Season i.e there is time for everything.
47 ODUMU Masculine Hyena
48 ODANGBO Masculine My gift
49 OGANYA Feminine Women Leader
50 OGBOLE Masculine Leader of family home (usually given when a father dies before the birth of a child)
51 OGEBE Masculine East
52 OGODO Feminine Mother of all mums
53 OGWA Feminine Abundance
54 OJONYE Masculine One who is compassionate hardly receives compassion from others
55 OKWORI Masculine Persevering against all odds
56 OLOCHE Masculine Having friends & family is true wealth.
57 OMABA Masculine Welcome
58 OMALE Masculine A renowned scribe
59 ONJEFU Masculine Who can predict tomorrow?
60 ONNAH Masculine Miracle
61 ONOJA Masculine Market leader (a very resourceful person)
62 ONUM Masculine He that pursues me in my innocence, pursues shadows.
63 ONYECHE Feminine Who wants to be relegated?
64 ONYECHI Feminine A child dedicated to the gods
65 ONYEJE Feminine Who knows tomorrow
66 ONYEMOWO Feminine Who knows tomorrow?
67 ONYEYIBO Feminine A beautiful child.
68 ONYILOKO Feminine Woman of strong virtues
69 OOFUNI Feminine God’s grace is not sourced by force
70 OWOICHO Masculine God
71 OWOLOYI Feminine Every child belongs to God
72 OYA Feminine Friend
73 OYIBINGA Feminine I can endure for a child
74 OYIFIODA Masculine A child is greater than wealth
75 OYIWODA Feminine A child is a source of pride
76 OGWA. Feminine Rainy reason
77 ABAKPA Masculine Stranger from the North
78 ATAMA Masculine Chief Priest
79 ONYI (kpechi) Feminine daughter of harmattan
80 IDENYI. Femine the River goddess
81 ENYANWU Feminine. the sun goddess
82 OMAGA Masculine. the hawk
83 OMONU. Masculine. son of a king (Prince)
83 ONYEJE. Femine. who knows tommorow
84 AMEH Masculine there's an end to everything
85 OCHAYI. Masculine pride of the family
86 OTEIKWU Masculine hunting is deadly
87 AKOGWU. Masculine war hero
88 ABAH Masculine gathering of heroes
89 EJEMBI (Ejeh) Masculine I was given to hold
90 OKOH Masculine. great farmer
91 IDOKO Masculine the one who lives in the farm
92 ELAIGWU Masculine word is as sharp as the sword/blade
93 AKOR. Masculine. war leader
94 OMALE Masculine. wisdom
94 OJOBO Masculine God is great
95 EGBA Masculine. shout of victory/joy
96 OKAY. feminine royal bead
97 ODACHI feminine. strange, miracle
98 OJECHEMA Masculine the one who came to test the word
99 OBEKPA. Masculine treasurer
100 ANYEBE Masculine fearless warrior/lungs
101 OCHUBE. Masculine success story
102 EKERE Masculine. sickness is not a barrier/overcomer
103 OGODO feminine. treasured box
104 APEH Masculine. sword
105 INEDU Masculine home of peace
106 APOCHI Masculine back of a tree/strength
107 OKPE Masculine. the seer/eagle
108 ABUTU Masculine descendant of Utuoja
109 OGWUCHE Masculine. King's blessing
110 AGBO. Masculine. town crier
111 ICHEKANI Masculine don't conclude on my present situation
112 ANEH. feminine favour, precious leave
113 OKWO Masculine. the pillar
114 EMA feminine peace
115 OBUTE. Masculine crossover/victory
116 ALADI feminine new beginning
117 ADAMA Masculine father's favourite
118 IKWUJE Masculine death knows this
119 AJEH Masculine land
120 ENOKELA unisex. day of reckoning
121 UJAH masculine war
122 ONYEMOWO who knows my destiny
123 ONYECHE feminine. who wants others to succeed
124 EDOKA feminine a question has been asked
125 EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market
126 ONYEJECHE. who knows the word
127 OWONYA. feminine saved by grace or freedom
128 ONOGWU masculine. war leader
129 OWOLE feminne child of destiny
130 ONYAOMALE feminine wisdom
131 ONYIOWO feminine. woman of rain
132 OCHAI masculine. king of babies
133 ONMA masculine. ornament
134 OWOICHOJUM Unisex God is my sufficiency
135 OOYA'KONDU Unisex The Lord's doing
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