Chukwuemeka Explained

Chukwuemeka
Gender:	Male
Language:	Igbo
Origin:	Nigeria
Meaning:	God has done so much
Region:	South east
Short Forms:	Emeka
Alternative Spelling:	Chiemeka
Masculine:	Male

Chukwuemeka is an Igbo phrase meaning "God has done so much".^[1] It is both a surname and a given name. It may be shortened to Emeka and may refer to:

Notable people bearing the names

• Caleb Chukwuemeka, English footballer
• Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer
• Vivian Chukwuemeka, Nigerian shot-putter
• Chukwuemeka Chikelu, Nigerian lawyer and politician
• Chukwuemeka Ezeife (born 1939), governor of Anambra State, Nigeria from 1992 to 1993
• Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, known as "Reverend King", Nigerian Christian preacher
• Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (born 1979), Nigerian journalist, entrepreneur and public speaker
• Chukwuemeka Ike (1931–2020), born Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian writer
• Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (born 1967), Nigerian politician and lawyer
• Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (born 1933), secessionist leader of the state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War
• Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, educational establishment named for the above
• Chukwuemeka Ujam, Nigerian politician

Emeka

See main article: Emeka.

• Emeka Okafor, American basketball player
• Emeka Nwadike, English footballer
• Emeka Udechuku, British discus thrower
• Emeka Onwuamaegbu, Nigerian general
• Emeka Onyemachi, Nigerian judoka
• Emeka Ihedioha, Nigerian politician and businessman
• Emeka Woke, Nigerian engineer and politician
• Emeka Ngozi Wogu, Nigerian lawyer and politician

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chukwuemeka. Behind the Name.