Names Built From Sentences

Level 5

A name can be a whole sentence.

How It Works

Many names are short sentences that carry a wish or a belief.

NameMeaning
ChidiGod exists
Ndubuisilife is the chief thing
Nkechithat which belongs to God

The word Chi or Chukwu appears in many names. Names are written as one word with a capital, and they are not translated word for word in everyday life.

Reading a name as a sentence helps you remember it. Write the name as one word, and ask the person what it means.

Examples (3)

  1. Chidi

    God exists

    A short sentence.

  2. Ndubuisi

    life is the chief thing

    Ndụ is life.

  3. Nkechi

    that which belongs to God

    Nke is the one belonging to.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

Names Built From SentencesLevel 5

Learn This First

Many names are small sentences using bụ or nke, so both come first.