Onwudiwe: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Death has fled / retreated (an expression of triumph over death)
Origin
Igbo
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
on-woo-DEE-way

Onwudiwe is an Igbo unisex name meaning “death has fled / retreated (an expression of triumph over death)”. It appears in our list of 125+ Igbo Baby Names From the Heart of Nigeria.

Meaning & Origin of Onwudiwe

Meaning: Death has fled / retreated (an expression of triumph over death).

Origin: Igbo.

How to Pronounce Onwudiwe

on-woo-DEE-wayIPA /ɔ̃̀wùdíwé/

Popularity of Onwudiwe

Onwudiwe 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.

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