Onuzuruike

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

Also spelled Onuzurike, Onuzulike, Onuzuluike

Tone-marked spelling: Ọnụzuruike

That mouths may rest

Etymology

Onuzuruike (Kaonuzurike) is derived from the following elements: Ka meaning 'that'; 'ọnụ' meaning 'mouth', and 'zuruike' 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.

Related names