At a Glance
- Origin
- Igbo (compound personal name, exact segmentation uncertain)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- aw-bee-AHN-woo
Obianwu is an Igbo (compound personal name, exact segmentation uncertain) boy's name. It appears in our list of 125+ Igbo Baby Names From the Heart of Nigeria.
Meaning & Origin of Obianwu
Origin: Igbo (compound personal name, exact segmentation uncertain).
A common claim: Baby-name listicles gloss it as "heart does not fear death." Actually: That's a looser paraphrase than the underlying Igbo supports either way; the more literal readings are "the heart does not die" or, on an alternate segmentation, "heart of the sun" -- not specifically about "fear."
How to Pronounce Obianwu
aw-bee-AHN-wooIPA /ɔːbiˈɑːnwuː/
Popularity of Obianwu
Obianwu 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 Obianwu
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Onwukaike · Igwe · Ezeugo · Chukwudike · Chinedu · Mmachi
