Igbo name (original) (raw)
Igbo names are traditionally and historically constructed. In this convention there are no family names, instead one is known through their immediate male lineage. In the olden days, Igbos - men and women - were named after the four market days (eke, orie, afor, and nkwo) in Igboland. Examples: Mgbọafọ, Mgborie, Nwanyinkwọ, Mgbeeke, Nkwọja, and Ugweke, for women while the man are named Okonkwọ, Okorie, Okoeke, Okoafọ, Okoroafọ.
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| dbo:abstract | Igbo names are traditionally and historically constructed. In this convention there are no family names, instead one is known through their immediate male lineage. In the olden days, Igbos - men and women - were named after the four market days (eke, orie, afor, and nkwo) in Igboland. Examples: Mgbọafọ, Mgborie, Nwanyinkwọ, Mgbeeke, Nkwọja, and Ugweke, for women while the man are named Okonkwọ, Okorie, Okoeke, Okoafọ, Okoroafọ. (en) |
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| dbo:wikiPageLength | 2678 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1120417502 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Okorie dbr:Christianity_in_Nigeria dbc:Names_by_culture dbr:Surname dbc:Igbo_culture dbr:Igbo_people dbr:File:Igbo_family.jpg |
| dbp:date | December 2021 (en) |
| dbp:find | Igbo naming conventions (en) |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Short_description dbt:Unreferenced dbt:Igbo_topics dbt:Names_in_world_cultures |
| dct:subject | dbc:Names_by_culture dbc:Igbo_culture |
| rdfs:comment | Igbo names are traditionally and historically constructed. In this convention there are no family names, instead one is known through their immediate male lineage. In the olden days, Igbos - men and women - were named after the four market days (eke, orie, afor, and nkwo) in Igboland. Examples: Mgbọafọ, Mgborie, Nwanyinkwọ, Mgbeeke, Nkwọja, and Ugweke, for women while the man are named Okonkwọ, Okorie, Okoeke, Okoafọ, Okoroafọ. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Igbo name (en) |
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| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Igbo_name?oldid=1120417502&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Igbo_family.jpg |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Igbo_name |
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| is rdfs:seeAlso of | dbr:Odinala |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Igbo_name |
