Odidika

/Aw-dih-dih-kah/ male surname Anambra Delta

Tone-marked spelling: Ọdịdịka

Existence is greater

Etymology

Ọdịdịka is derived from the Igbo words: Ọdịdị (the state of being/of having actual life) and ka (superior/greater)

Cultural context

Names like Ọdịdịka emphasises the Igbo understanding of the inherent power of a man with his chi to choose life/existing over death or "exiting"