15 popular Igbo Pet names for Igbo girls

15 popular Igbo Pet names for Igbo girls

2: Asampete/ Asa– Beautiful woman.

2: Mma– Beauty

3: Enenebe eje olu– Looking at you makes me forget about work. This means she is stunning.

4: Achalugo– royal and regal woman. Think about how majestic an eagle is.

5: Ugegbe oyibo– foreign mirror. References how rare and expensive you are.

6: Nne’m– my mummy. Igbo men love their mothers and really like calling their babes/wife ‘mummy’.

7: Nwanyi oma– good woman

8: Akwa Ugo– precious eagle egg. You are rare and precious to me.

9: Nke’m– my own.

10 : Ego Oyibo– foreign currency. Pounds and dollars.

11: Udara mmicha– a sweet fruit I want to suck. Udara a seasonal fruit found in Igboland .

12: Olu gbajie– Necks are breaking trying to look at you.

13: Ifunanya’ m– the only one I see with my eyes. My love

14: Oriaku/Odozie aku– the eater of my money/ the caretaker of my money.

15: Ola’ m– my diamond.

Do you refer to your daughter, girlfriend, or wife by any of these titles?
Alternatively, do your parents, boyfriend, or husband address you using any of these pets name? If not tell us about the terms used to refer to you or you use to refer to her?