Chibueze
From Igbo chi, "God", bu, "is", and eze, "king": "God is the king".
Meaning and origin
Chibueze sits with Chiamaka and Chinasa in the large group of Igbo names built on chi, the personal spirit Igbo tradition holds every person receives at birth and which most Igbo Christians today equate with God.
How to pronounce Chibueze
| Igbo (Nigeria) | chee-boo-EH-zeh /tʃibuˈeze/ |
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