Ekwueme is an Igbo surname. Combining the phrases ekwu and eme, it means "one says, one does". In other words, a trustworthy person.
Notable people with this name
Alex Ekwueme (21 October 1932 – 19 November 2017), Nigerian politician who served as the country's first vice president from 1979-1983. He has a public square named after him Ekwueme Michael Thelwell (25 July 1939), Jamaican novelist, essayist, professor and civil rights activist Emmanuel Ekwueme (born 22 November 1979), Nigerian former professional footballer Lazarus Ekwueme (born 28 January 1935), Nigerian musicologist, composer, scholar and actor Paschal Ekwueme (born 6 June 1982), Nigerian former professional footballer Martins Ekwueme (born 2 October 1985), Nigerian footballer Ekwueme is the name of a popular Gospel song by Osinachi Nwachukwu
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