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Kalu

/KAH-loo/Igbo · a boy’s name

An established Igbo personal and family name, especially in parts of Abia; its standalone etymology is not reliably glossed as “strength and dignity.”

How to say it
KAH-loo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria
How common
common · also a surname