Names

Means “God leads the way” in Igbo.

Means “God is strength” in Igbo.

Means “God is the king” in Igbo.

Diminutive of Chiara.

Italian form of Clara. Saint Chiara (commonly called Saint Clare in English) was a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Means “God is beautiful” in Igbo.

From Sino-Vietnamese 志 (chí) meaning “will, spirit”.

Means “god, spiritual being” in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have. Christian Igbo people use it as a name for the personal Christian god. This can also be a short form of the many Igbo names that begin with this element.

From Sino-Vietnamese 枝 (chi) meaning “branch”.

Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning “red speakers”. This is the name of a Native American people of the Great Plains. The name was supposedly given to the Cheyenne by the Dakota because their language was unrelated to their own. As a given name, it has been in use since the 1950s.