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Sochukwu

Sọchukwu

/soh-CHOO-koo/Igbo · a boy or girl’s name

“Only God.”

How to say it
soh-CHOO-koo
Traditional Igbo spelling
Sọchukwu
Used in
Nigeria
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SochukwuSọchukwu

Nicknames & short forms

Sochi

From the same family

01Sochima“Only God knows.”Igboany→︎02Sochinyere“Only God gives.”Igboany→︎03Abuchi“It is God / it is the chi (personal spiritual guardian).”Igbomale→︎04Achike“God's hand.”Igbomale→︎05Adachukwu“Daughter of God.”Igbofemale→︎06Adaolisa“Daughter of God”Igbofemale→︎07Adaugochukwu“Daughter of God's glory; also understood as God's glorious/precious daughter.”Igbofemale→︎08Akachukwu“The hand of God”Igboany→︎09Akaolisa“The hand of God”Igboany→︎10Amaogechukwu“Who knows God's appointed time?”Igboany→︎11Amarachi“God's grace”Igbofemale→︎12Amuche“Who knows?; a child whose future is known to God”Igbofemale→︎