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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