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Obi

Also spelled Obu

Òbí1

/O-be/ male surname Abia Anambra Ebonyi Enugu Imo Rivers Delta

A shelter, usually built first, separate from the main building, in a family compound that serves as the center of the family's physical and spiritual administration.

Etymology

Òbí which is a dialectal varVariation. of Obu appears, in Igbo Names, as the short form of longer related names– some of which are presented here.

Cultural context

An Obi may exist at the nuclear family level, or at UmunnaThe wider patrilineal kinship group or extended family a person belongs to. organizational level. This noun is also adopted as a honorific by Igbo traditional rulers. see Obi of Onitsha and Obi of Aboh.

Related names

Obianokwalu Obianowalu Obiatuegwu Obidi Obidimma Obiechina Obiefuna Obienyem Obieze Obijiaku Obikwelu Obikwere Obineche Obinwogu Obiweluozor Obiekezie Obijiofor Obidike Obidigwe Obidiozor Obidigbo Obiakor Obiakeze

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Óbì2

/O-bee/ unisex given name Abia Anambra Ebonyi Enugu Imo Rivers Delta

Heart.

Etymology

Obi simply means heart. In names, it is the short form of the related names. Often used to express fondness towards the bearer of the related names.

Cultural context

'Obi'm' meaning 'my heart' is also a term of endearment between couples.

Related names

Obiajulu Obiano Obiekwe Obimdike Obinna Obinwa Obinwanne Obioma Obiora

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