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
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