Obianuju

Obianuju

Gender	Female
Language	Igbo
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	One who came into an abundance of wealth
Region of origin	Southeast
Other names
Short form	Uju
Related names	Obiageli

Obianuju // ^ⓘ is a female Igbo given name. It means "one who came into abundance", or can be a compressed form form of the expression ọ bịa na uju aku, which means, “one who came into an abundance of wealth”. It is thus part of a wide tradition of circumstance names across Africa. The common diminutive form is "Uju".

Notable people with the name

• Obianuju Catherine Udeh professionally known as DJ Switch
• Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian writer
• Obianuju Ekeocha, Nigerian biomedical scientist
• Uju Okeke, Nigerian actress