Anosike
What does the Nigerian surname Anosike mean?
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Anosike is Igbo. A nosi ike = One who sits securely.In translating this name, we must go beyond the above spelling. It is probably that in a rush to shorten, a few vowels were left out. In “A nosie ike (o di ka uwa amaka)” [When one sits securely, it appears the world is beautiful] we see a more deeper meaning than offered by the popular written version. This is why this compilations favors the more vowel intensive version of Igbo names. Source: From http://www.kwenu.com/afamefune/A_names.htm.
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Thanks for your response. I just have one more question. What is meant by "the more vowel intensive version of Igbo names?"
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In some African societies given names can be from phrases or even sentences, as with this name. The phrases/sentences are then collapsed into a single word, with consequent loss of letters or syllables. I assume that "vowel intensive" refers to the restoration of vowels lost in the collapsing process.
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