At a Glance
- Meaning
- Heart devoted to/associated with Agwu, an Igbo deity of divination and unpredictability
- Origin
- Igbo (compound personal name)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- oh-bee-AHG-woo
Obiagwu is an Igbo (compound personal name) boy's name meaning “heart devoted to/associated with Agwu, an Igbo deity of divination and unpredictability”. It appears in our list of 125+ Igbo Baby Names From the Heart of Nigeria.
Meaning & Origin of Obiagwu
Meaning: Heart devoted to/associated with Agwu, an Igbo deity of divination and unpredictability.
Origin: Igbo (compound personal name).
A common claim: Some baby-name sites gloss it as "heart of a warrior." Actually: This doesn't match standard Igbo vocabulary for "warrior"; the second element more plausibly refers to the deity Agwu, not a generic warrior.
How to Pronounce Obiagwu
oh-bee-AHG-wooIPA /oʊbiːˈɑːɡwuː/
Popularity of Obiagwu
Obiagwu doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Obiagwu
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