Arinze

Arinze

Gender	Male
Language	Igbo
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	Thanks to
Region of origin	South-east Nigeria
Other names
Variant form	Arinzechukwu
See also	Arinzechukwu

Arinze audio^ⓘ is a given name and a surname of Igbo origin in South East Nigeria. Arinze means "thanks to" as it is the short form of Arinzechukwu which means "thanks to God".

Given name

• Arinzé Kene (born 1987), Nigerian-born British actor and playwright
• Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993), Nigerian artist, activist, engineer, and entrepreneur
• Arinze Obiora (born 1985), Nigerian high jumper
• Arinze Onuaku (born 1987), American basketball player
• Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935–1967), Nigerian army major and high jumper

Surname

• Francis Arinze (born 1932), Nigerian Roman Catholic cardinal
• Segun Arinze (born 1965), Nigerian actor and singer