Baby name

RISING GIRL · IGBO
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Adaora

/ah · dah · OH · rah/


“Daughter of the people”

Igbo name from Nigeria meaning daughter of the people or daughter of grace; carries deep communal identity, marking a girl as belonging to her whole community, not just her parents.

ada

warm

How it ages.

Timeless within Igbo culture; gaining recognition internationally as African names travel.

The cultural moment.

Steady in southeastern Nigeria for generations; slowly gaining visibility in the UK and US diaspora since 2015.