Uloma: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Good/beautiful home
Origin
Igbo
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
oo-LOH-mah

Uloma is an Igbo girl's name meaning “good/beautiful home”. It appears in our list of 175+ Black Baby Girl Names With Powerful Heritage and Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Uloma

Meaning: Good/beautiful home.

Origin: Igbo.

A common claim: "Beautiful heart" or "beautiful home" Actually: 'Beautiful heart' likely conflates Uloma with the similar name Obioma ('obi' = heart); Uloma's root 'ụlọ' means house/home.

How to Pronounce Uloma

oo-LOH-mahIPA /uːˈloʊmə/

Popularity of Uloma

Uloma 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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