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Chinonso

Chịnọ nso

/chee-NON-soh/Igbo · a boy or girl’s name

“God is near”

How to say it
chee-NON-soh
Traditional Igbo spelling
Chịnọ nso
Used in
Nigeria
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ChinonsoChịnọ nso

Nicknames & short forms

Nonso

From the same family

01Chinagorom“God is my advocate”Igbomale→︎02Chinaka“God is greater/superior.”Igbomale→︎03Chinaza“God answers”Igboany→︎04Chinazaekpere“God answers prayer; a long-awaited child welcomed with happiness”Igbofemale→︎05Chinedu“God leads”Igbomale→︎06Chinedum“God guides me”Igboany→︎07Chinelo“God thinks of me.”Igbofemale→︎08Chinenye“God gives; a child received as a joyful gift”Igbofemale→︎09Chinonyelum“God is with me”Igbofemale→︎10Chinwe“God owns all; God possesses”Igboany→︎11Chinweike“God is powerful”Igboany→︎12Chinwendu“God owns life; life belongs to God”Igboany→︎