Onuzuluike

/Ornuh-zulu-ekay/ male surname Anambra Enugu Imo

Also spelled Onuzulike, Onuzurike, Onuzuruike

Tone-marked spelling: Ọnụzuluike

That mouths may rest


Etymology

Onuzuluike (Kaonuzuluike) is derived from the following elements: Ka meaning 'that'; 'ọnụ' meaning 'mouth', and 'zuluike' meaning 'rest'.

It is a dialectal variant of its related name.

Cultural context

When Ọnụ (mouth) is mentioned in this context in Igbo names, it refers to slander or gossip. The name giver, thus is declaring that the coming of the child would end all slander.

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