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'Chinwe' is a name given by the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria to both sexes but more commonly to the female. It means "God owns" (Chi=God,nwe=owns)and is a shortened form the ending of which can present in a number of ways depending on the intentions behind the naming

For example, you can have : Chi nwe ifenu= God is the owner of everything in the sky, Chi nwe ndu = God owns life, Chi nwe ekele=God owns thanks(Thanks belong to God), Chi nwe aku=God owns wealth, Chi nwe udo=God owns peace, Chi nwe ugwu=God owns dignity.

It is affectionately shortened to 'Chichi' or just 'Chi' but this property is not unique to it, all Igbo names beginning with Chi can be so shortened.

Famous Chinwes

Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy (1952−2012), Nigerian-British visual artist
Chinwe Obaji, Nigerian academic and former Federal Minister of Education
Chinwe Okoro (born 1989), Nigerian-American throws athlete
Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu ,(born 1983) Nigerian-British Lawyer

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-'Chinwe' is a name given by the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria to both sexes but more commonly to the female. It means "God owns" (Chi=God,nwe=owns)and is a shortened form the ending of which can present in a number of way depending on the intentions behind the naming
+'Chinwe' is a name given by the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria to both sexes but more commonly to the female. It means "God owns" (Chi=God,nwe=owns)and is a shortened form the ending of which can present in a number of ways depending on the intentions behind the naming
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 *[[Chinwe Obaji]], Nigerian academic and former Federal Minister of Education
 *[[Chinwe Okoro]] (born 1989), Nigerian-American throws athlete
-[[ Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu ]] (born 1983) Nigeria-British  Lawyer
+*[[ Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu ]],(born 1983) Nigerian-British  Lawyer