Ogbuanya

/O-gboo-anya/ male surname Enugu

Tone-marked spelling: Ogbuanya

Slaughterer of horses

Etymology

Ogbuanya is derived from the Igbo words: 'Ogbu' meaning 'killer' and 'anyịnya ' meaning 'horse'.

'Anyịnya' is a dialectal equivalent of 'ịnyịnya'

Cultural context

Ogbuanya and its related names are names which represents wealth. It is commonly found as title names and surnames.

Related names