Ugochukwu
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Igbo/Anioma |
Meaning | God's Eagle (Crown of God) Honour Bestowed Upon Me By Almighty God |
Region of origin | eastern Nigeria |
Other names | |
Related names | Ugochi, Ugo, Chinyereugo, Ugonna, Ugomma (female), Adaugo (female), Chukwuyenumugo (Chiyenumugo)[citation needed] |
Ugochukwuⓘis anIgboname. Its literal translation is"God's Eagle",which is interpreted as"Crown of God"or even "Glory of God"— since the crowns of traditionalIgborulers are adorned with a tail feather of an eagle.[1]
Men with this given name
[edit]- Ugochukwu Amadi(born 1997), American football player
- Ugochukwu Ihemelu(born 1983), Nigerian-born American football player
- Ugochukwu Monye(born 1983), English rugby player
- Ugochukwu Okoye(born 1981), Nigerian footballer
- Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther (born 1984), known asManny Panther,Scottish footballer
- Michael Ugochukwu Stevens, known asRuggedman,Nigerian musician
- Ugochukwu Ukah(born 1984 in Parma), Italian-Nigerian football et
Women with this given name
[edit]- Ugochukwu Oha(born 1982), Nigerian basketball player
People with this family name
[edit]- John Ugochukwu(born 1988), Nigerian footballer
- Lesley Ugochukwu(born 2004), French footballer
- Magalan Ugochukwu(born 1990), Nigerian footballer
- Mathias Ugochukwu(1926–1990), prominent Nigerian businessman[2]
- Onyema Ugochukwu(born 1944), Nigerian economist and politician
- Ugo Ugochukwu(born 2007), American racing driver
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Igbo names beginning with 'U'
- ^Tom G. Forrest,The advance of African capital: the growth of Nigerian private enterprise,International African Institute, Edinburgh University Press, 1994