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Obasi - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Obasi

[ syll. o-ba-si, ob-asi ] The boy name Obasi is pronounced owBAASiy †. Obasi's language of origin is African-Igbo and it is predominantly used in the Igbo language. The name's meaning is 'in honor of the Supreme God'.

Obasi is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Obasi is Obike (Igbo).



† approx English pronunciation for Obasi: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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Meaning of Obasi