Onyejekwe

/O-nyeh-jeh-kweh/ male given name Anambra

Tone-marked spelling: Onyejekwe

Who would consent?

Etymology

Onyejekwe is derived from the Igbo words: Onye meaning 'who', je/ja which is a dialectal equivalent of 'ga' meaning 'will', and ekwe meaning 'to agree'.

In the Igbo language, the word 'kwe,' may mean 'to agree', 'to believe', or 'to chorus'. The 'kwe' in the context of Onyejekwe and its related names suggests to agree as to grant consent.

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