Adaora

/Ah-dah-aura/ female given name Abia Anambra Ebonyi Enugu Imo Rivers Delta

Tone-marked spelling: Adaọra

The first daughter of the people

Etymology

The name Adaora is derived from the Igbo words Ada, meaning 'the first daughter' and Ọra meaning 'the people' or 'the mass'.

Cultural context

Names like this stretch the degree of the special bond the Ada shares within the community to beyond the Obi or the parents.

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