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 [ syll. (c)hi-nua, ch-in-ua ] The boy name Chinua is pronounced CHHHIHNYah KEY. Chinua's language of origin is African-Igbo and it is used largely in the Igbo language. The meaning of the name is 'God's blessing'. Derived from the word Chi which means 'God'. Chinua is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Chinua include Chanan (Hebrew), Chaney (English), Chanin (English), Channon (English), Chano (Spanish), Chayim (Hebrew), Chayyim (Hebrew), Cheney (English), Chesmu, Chima (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 Chinua: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
