The Christening
Ikenna
Ikenna (pronounced i-KÈN-na) is a boy name of Igbo origin, used in Nigeria. It means “The father’s strength (God’s strength).”
- Origin
- Igbo
- Region
- Nigeria
- Gender
- Boy
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
- Chinwe — God owns (short form of Chinwendu, “God owns life”)
- Chioma — Good God, good destiny
- Chukwuemeka — God has done a great thing
More names that mean “Force & courage”
- Aksel — 7th-century Amazigh king (Kusayla); his name is associated with the leopard
- Amayas — Cheetah
- Andry — Pillar
- Awet — Victory
- Béhanzin — The last great king of Abomey, who resisted colonial conquest (“the shark king”)
- Coumba — She who carries strength
- Dihya — Amazigh warrior queen of the Aurès, 7th century
- Diogoye — Lion
- Djata — Lion
- Haben — Pride
“Ikenna” comes from Igbo culture (Nigeria). Every African country has its own tale in 54 Tales of Africa, our illustrated collection.
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