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Names meaning Firstborn & Family

Names that mark a firstborn child or celebrate family.

14 names

  • Ada The first female child of the family
  • Adaku The first daughter of wealth
  • Adamma The first daughter of beauty or good
  • Adanna First daughter of the father
  • Adanne First daughter of the mother
  • Adaobi The first female child of the Obi
  • Adaora The first daughter of the people
  • Adaugo A first daughter of honour
  • Adichie (of filial succession ). To live in succession of another. Full expression in Madichie
  • Adigwe Are they in a multitude?
  • Ifesi Short for Ifesinachi
  • Ifesinachi Things come from Chi
  • Ihebuzor Thing/someone that leads the way or Something that comes first
  • Obi A shelter, usually built first, separate from the main building, in a family compound that serves as the center of the…

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