Ugochukwu

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Ugochukwu
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Igbo
Meaning God's Eagle (Crown of God) Honour Bestowed Upon Me By Almighty God
Other names
Related names Ugochi

Ugochukwu is an African name of Igbo origin. Its literal translation is "God's Eagle", which is interpreted as "Crown of God" or even "Glory of God" — since the crowns of traditional Igbo rulers are adorned with a tail feather of an eagle.[1]

Men with this given name

Ugochukwu Umah (born 1978), Ugochukwu Chimezie Onwugboro (born 1982), Infotech Software Zenith Bank PLC


  • Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther (born 1984), known as Manny Panther, Scottish footballer
  • Michael Ugochukwu Stevens, known as Ruggedman, Nigerian musician
  • Ugochukwu Ukah (born 1984 in Parma), Italian-Nigerian footballer

Women with this given name

People with this family name

See also

References

  1. Igbo names beginning with 'U'
  2. Tom G. Forrest, The advance of African capital: the growth of Nigerian private enterprise, International African Institute, Edinburgh University Press, 1994

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