The story behind Ijeoma
From Igbo ijèọma (“good journey, safe journey (general); good journey in life”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/
Popularity
Ijeoma ranked #11776 in US for 2019.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ijeoma
Ibolya
From the flower ibolya (violet), from Latin viola.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ikaika
ikaika (“strong”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ilija
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Илїа (Ilia), from Ancient Greek Ἠλίᾱς (Ēlíās), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ilona
From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona (“Helen”). By folk etymology confused with Finnish ilona…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Imelda
From Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild. Borrowed from Italian Imelda, name of a saint (cf. Imelda Lambertini), cognate with modern German Irmhild,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Indira
Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ijeoma
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bābul
Inherited from Sanskrit बाबू (bābū).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bắc
Sino-Vietnamese word from 北 (“north”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends C
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ijeoma
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced name length
- distinct ending sound
Aadolf
From Swedish Adolf, of Germanic origin (from Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”)). Cognate with English Adolf, Adolph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- balanced name length
- distinct ending sound
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced name length
- distinct ending sound