Chinwe

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Chinwe means "God owns" or "God possesses". It is often used as a short form of longer Igbo names such as Chinweike, meaning "God creates/decrees", or Chinwendu, meaning "life of God".
Popularity
Though it is a common name among Igbo people, Chinwe is not as well known outside of Nigeria, and its popularity in the rest of the world is relatively low.

cartoon of the name Chinwe
Cartoon of Chinwe

Chinwe Name meanings & History

Chinwe means "God owns" or "God possesses". It is often used as a short form of longer Igbo names such as Chinweike, meaning "God creates/decrees", or Chinwendu, meaning "life of God". Means "God possesses" in Igbo. It is also a short form of Igbo names beginning with Chinwe. Chinwe is used as both a given name and a surname in Nigeria. It is used primarily among the Igbo people, but may also be used by other Nigerian ethnic groups.

Zodiac Sign of Chinwe: Change Scorpio,Challenge Capricorn

Synonyms of Chinwe:

C: Candid,Choice,Curious,Cute,Clever,Copycat,Chatty

H: Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hope,Haggle

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

N: Nervous,Nutrition,Neat,Nice,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nagging

W: Wild,Wishful,Wonderment,Willful,Wonderful

E: Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment,Expressive

Chinwe is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

There are several famous Nigerians with the name Chinwe, including Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, a British Nigerian artist, and Chinwe Okoro, a Nigerian sprinter who represented Nigeria in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Related Names to Chinwe

Chinwendu, Chinemerem, Chinonso, Chinyere, Chinasa, Chinecherem