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Chukwuemeka

/chook-woo-eh-MEH-kah/Igbo · a boy or girl’s name

“God has done great things”

How to say it
chook-woo-eh-MEH-kah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Nigeria
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Chukwuemeka

Nicknames & short forms

Emeka

From the same family

01Chukwu“God; a devotional name invoking the supreme creator”Igbomale→︎02Chukwudalu“Thank God”Igboany→︎03Chukwudi“God exists”Igboany→︎04Chukwudiagu“God is a lion—strong, courageous, and protective”Igbomale→︎05Chukwudiegwu“God is awesome and powerful”Igbomale→︎06Chukwudike“God is strong”Igbomale→︎07Chukwudimma“God is good”Igbomale→︎08Chukwudiya“God is there/present.”Igboany→︎09Chukwudubem“God guides me”Igboany→︎10Chukwuebuka“God is great”Igboany→︎11Chukwuemerie“God has triumphed/overcome.”Igboany→︎12Chukwuikem“God is my strength”Igbomale→︎