Submit an Igbo Name
Help us document Igbo names — their meanings, root breakdowns, dialect variations, and the stories behind them. Every name added makes the archive richer for the next generation.
Submitted. Daalụ.
The name you submitted has been received and will be reviewed by our team. When approved it will appear in the Names archive for all to see.
In Igbo world-view, a name is a prophecy, a prayer, and a declaration. You have just preserved one more.
What happens to your submission?
Every name submitted is reviewed by the UMUIGBO editorial team. If approved, it is added to the Names archive with your credit. Disputed meanings or dialect variations are noted and published with both versions.
- Submissions reviewed within 7 days
- Approved entries credited to the submitter
- Dialect disputes noted — both versions preserved
- All submissions feed the printed Igbo Yearbook
Nominate a Legend or Archiver
Know an Igbo man or woman whose story belongs in the archive? Politicians, soldiers, scientists, artists, musicians, judges, economists, athletes — living or historical. No name is too obscure. The community hero known within twenty miles matters as much as the global statesman.
Nomination received. Daalụ.
The person you nominated has been added to our review queue. We will research and verify before adding them to the archive.
Ugochukwu — God's eagle. Every person you nominate is one more eagle named and remembered.
Register Your Club or Tournament
UMUIGBO is mapping every Igbo community sports club, football league, athletics group, and tournament — at home and across the diaspora. From Owerri to East London. Register yours so it appears on the map.
Club registered. Daalụ.
Your club or tournament has been added to our community sports map. You will be notified when it goes live on the Sports page.
For every Igbo athlete who reached the Premier League, ten thousand played on red earth pitches in Igboland. Their story matters too.
Submit Your Village or Town
UMUIGBO is building a complete map of Igboland — every LGA, every town, every village, every kindred. Help us document yours. The village known only within five miles deserves its place in the archive as much as any city.
Submitted. Daalụ.
Your village or town has been added to our Ala Nigeria mapping project. It will appear in the geographic archive when verified.
Every Igbo man knows his village. UMUIGBO ensures the world knows it too.
Tell Us Your Name Story
Were you named after a victory? A hardship? A dream your grandmother had the night before you were born? Were you the child who arrived after years of waiting, and your name carries the weight of that relief? Your story will become part of the UMUIGBO encyclopedia — preserved for your grandchildren.
Your story is safe with us. Daalụ.
What you have just shared will be preserved in the UMUIGBO archive. One day your grandchildren will read it and understand where they came from.
Aha mbu na-eyi onye — A name follows its owner. And now your name has its story written down.
Why this matters
Your parents named you knowing what they knew. They named you because of something that happened — in the family, in the country, in their hearts. That story is irreplaceable. In one generation it can be lost. In two generations it will be as if it never existed.
- Stories preserved in the digital archive permanently
- Selected stories featured in the printed Igbo Yearbook
- Your grandchildren will be able to read this
- Publishing preferences strictly respected
List Your Business
When an Igbo child sees an Igbo-owned business listed here, something happens — they understand that their people build things. List your business. It is free. It matters more than you think. From the sole trader to the corporation — every Igbo business belongs in this directory.
Business listed. Daalụ.
Your business has been submitted to the UMUIGBO directory. It will appear in the Organisation section once verified.
The Igbo spirit built markets before colonisation mapped them. List yours.
Submit a Story or Folktale
The moonlight stories that taught Igbo children the rules of the world before they were old enough to break them. The proverbs your grandmother spoke. The tale your father told about the tortoise and the eagle. These stories are vanishing. Help us preserve them before the last person who knows them joins the ancestors.
Story received. Daalụ nke ọma.
The story you submitted will be reviewed and added to the UMUIGBO Story Library. Children across the diaspora will read it and remember.
In Igbo tradition, wisdom does not come from textbooks. It comes from stories told under the moon. You have just saved one more.
Register Your Organisation
Town Unions, Age Grades, Umunna groups, cultural associations, diaspora community groups — the social fabric of Ndi Igbo. Register yours so it appears in the UMUIGBO Organisation directory and on the Global Footprint map. Every Igbo community organisation deserves to be found.
Organisation registered. Daalụ.
Your organisation has been submitted to the UMUIGBO directory and will appear in the Organisation section and Global Footprint map once verified.
Nwanne di na mba — A brother exists in a foreign land. Your organisation proves it.
Register Alumni & Schools
The schools that shaped Igbo leaders across generations deserve their place in the archive. Register your alma mater — the secondary school, university, or institution that made you. And connect with others who walked those same corridors. St Augustine's Nkwerre. Government College Umuahia. UNN. Awkunanaw. Every school. Every generation.
School registered. Daalụ.
Your alma mater has been added to the UMUIGBO schools archive. Alumni from the same institution will now be able to find each other.
Government College Umuahia produced Chinua Achebe. Every Igbo school produced someone who changed something. Register yours.
The schools that built Igboland
Government College Umuahia produced Chinua Achebe and Christopher Okigbo. Dennis Memorial Grammar School Onitsha shaped a generation of lawyers and politicians. St Augustine's Nkwerre, Holy Ghost College Owerri, CKC Onitsha, Stella Maris Port Harcourt — these institutions are inseparable from Igbo history.
- Schools documented with founding year, location, ethos
- Notable alumni listed with their achievements
- Alumni connected across the diaspora
- School memories preserved for future generations