Nnamdi
Igbo for "my father lives on": given to a son seen as carrying forward a late relative, often his grandfather.
Meaning and origin
Nnamdi joins nna, "father", with a possessive and a form of "to live", so the name states that a father continues in the son who bears it.
How to pronounce Nnamdi
| Igbo (Nigeria) | n-NAHM-dee /ǹnaːmdi/ |
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