Chinenye
From Igbo chi, "God", and the verb nye, "to give": "God is giving."
Meaning and origin
Chinenye is an Igbo girl's name from south-eastern Nigeria that pairs chi, God, with the verb for giving, naming a child as a gift from God.
How to pronounce Chinenye
| Igbo (Nigeria) | chi-NEN-yeh /tʃinenje/ |
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