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Chima - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chima

[ syll. (c)hi-ma, ch-ima ] The boy name Chima is pronounced as CH-IYMah KEY. Chima is used chiefly in the Igbo language and its origin is African-Igbo. The name means God knows. Derived from the word 'Chi' meaning God. The name Chukwuma is a variant of Chima.

Chima is a short form of the name Chimaijem (Igbo).

Chima is a rare baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Chima include Chanan (Hebrew), Chaney (English), Chanin (English), Channon (English), Chano (Spanish), Chayim (Hebrew), Chayyim (Hebrew), Cheney (English), Chesmu, Chinua (Igbo), Chuma (Spanish), Chumin (Spanish), Cianan (Irish), Cianán (Irish), Cham (Hebrew and Vietnamese), Chan (Vietnamese and English), Chane (English), Channe (English), Chawn (English), and Chayym (Hebrew).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Chima: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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