Ngozi

Ngozi

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the cover of Ms. in 2014
Gender	Female
Language	Igbo
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	Blessing
Region of origin	Southeast Nigeria

Ngozi ([ŋ́gɔ́zí] ^ⓘ) is a popular feminine name of Igbo origin that means "blessing". While the name is normally standalone, it can be short for Ngozichukwu (“God’s blessing”). It also lends itself to place names in Africa, independent of the Igbo meaning.

Notable people with this name

• Chiedozie Ngozi Egesi, Nigerian plant scientist and professor
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 15 September 1977), Nigerian writer and literary critic
• Ngozi Alaegbu, Nigerian journalist and TV presenter
• Ngozi Anyanwu. Nigerian playwright and actress
• Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, Nigerian teacher, orator, academic, novelist, poet, and activist for women and children
• Ngozi Ebere (born 5 August 1991), Nigerian footballer
• Ngozi Ezike, Nigerian internist and pediatrician
• Ngozi Ezeocha (born 12 October 1973), Nigerian former football player
• Ngozi Ezeonu, Nigerian actress
• Ngozi Monu (born 1981), Nigerian swimmer
• Ngozi Nwokocha, (born 28 September 1986), Nigerian sprinter
• Ngozi Nwosu (born 1 August 1963), Nigerian actress and producer
• Ngozi Odu (born 19 October 1952), Nigerian politician
• Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene, Nigerian footballer
• Ngozi Okolie, Nigerian politician
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 1954), finance minister of Nigeria
• Ngozi Olejeme, Nigerian philanthropist
• Ngozi Onwurah, British-Nigerian film director
• Ngozi Paul, Canadian stage and screen actress, writer, director and producer
• Ngozi Ukazu, American cartoonist and graphic novelist
• Virginia Ngozi Etiaba, Nigerian politician

Places

• Commune of Ngozi, Burundi
• Lake Ngozi, a crater lake in Tanzania
• Ngozi, Burundi, a city in Burundi
• Ngozi Province, Burundi