Ebele (first name)

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Ebele or Ebere is a female and male given name .

Origin and meaning

Ebele is a mythical hunter of the mythology of Nigeria and is considered the progenitor of numerous peoples of the Igbo group (outdated Ibo ). In addition, igbo  ebele, ebere also means 'blessing, grace, friendliness' and is found as a female and male name.

variants

Both forms are short names to:

  • Ebelechukwu, Eberechukwu ('God is gracious to me')
  • Ebelegbulam, Eberegbulam ('through kindness I am invulnerable')
    Abbreviation also: Eby
  • Chidiebele, Chidiebere ('God is gracious')
    Abbreviation also: Chidi

Well-known namesake

Male

Female

Individual evidence

  1. oA: Igbo / Nigeria . answers.com
  2. English 'mercy, kindness' , quoted. n. Igbo Names and Meanings  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ohanezendigbouae.org  In: Official Ohaneze Ndigbo (United Arab Emirates) website. www.ohanezendigbouae.org (translation Wikipedia)
  3. a b 'God is / has been kind / merciful to me'; 'May my kindness never hurt / harm me' , quoted. n. Dele Chinwe, Ladejobi-Ukwu: Igbo (Ibo-Nigerian) Names & Their Meanings -E- ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: culture.chiamaka.com (Translated from Wikipedia)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / culture.chiamaka.com
  4. 'God is merciful / kind' , cit. n. Igbo Names & Their Meanings -Che-Chi- ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . (Translated from Wikipedia)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / culture.chiamaka.com