The baby name Obumneme is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-BOO-nmeh-meh.
Obumneme is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Obumneme is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-BOO-nmeh-meh.
Obumneme is Igbo in Origin.
Obumneme is an Igbo given name from southeastern Nigeria, built from the clause Ọ bụ m n’eme, meaning “it is I who am doing it.” The sense is “I am the doer/achiever,” conveying agency, diligence, and readiness to take responsibility.
Attested through the 20th and 21st centuries in Igbo-speaking communities and the diaspora, it’s chosen to signal industriousness or to honor initiative shown around a child’s birth. Usage skews masculine but can be unisex. Spelling reflects orthography and spacing: Ọbụ m n’eme, Ọbụmn’eme, Obum n’eme, and the undiacriticized Obumneme common in English contexts. Short forms include Obum and Neme. As a praise-name turned given name, it emphasizes self-reliance while fitting the Igbo tradition of meaningful, sentence-based names and everyday affirmation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NG | 0 | #268 | 5 | 5,926 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #725 | 234 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #771 | 16 | 15,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Obumneme is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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