The Christening

Chinwe

Chinwe (pronounced TCHIN-oué) is a girl name of Igbo origin, used in Nigeria. It means “God owns (short form of Chinwendu, “God owns life”).”

Origin: Igbo
Region: Nigeria
Gender: Girl
Variants: Chinwendu

Foi & spiritualité

More Igbo names

Adaeze — The king’s daughter, princess
Amara — Grace (Amarachi: “God’s grace”)
Chiamaka — God is splendid
Chidi — God exists, God is present
Chidinma — God is good
Chidubem — God guides me
Chinelo — God’s thought
Chioma — Good God, good destiny
Chukwuemeka — God has done a great thing
Ekene — Praise, thanksgiving

More names that mean “Foi & spiritualité”

Adom — Grace, blessing
Amara — Grace (Amarachi: “God’s grace”)
Baraka — Blessing
Bereket — Blessing
Busisiwe — Blessed
Chiamaka — God is splendid
Chidi — God exists, God is present
Chidinma — God is good
Chidubem — God guides me
Chinelo — God’s thought

“Chinwe” comes from Igbo culture (Nigeria). Every African country has its own tale in 54 Tales of Africa, our illustrated collection.

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