[ 3 syll. (c)hi-ne-lo, ch-in-elo ] The baby boy name Chinelo is pronounced as CH-IY-Neh-Low- †. Chinelo's language of origin is African-Igbo. It is predominantly used in the African and Igbo languages. The name means 'thought of the personal God'. It is derived from the word Chi which means 'God'.

Chinelo is a derivative (African) of the African and Igbo Chike.

See also the related categories, igbo and god.

Chinelo is an unusual baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Chinelo include Chananel, Chimallee, Chimalley, Chimalli, Chimallie, Chimeloo, Chimelu, Chimelue, Chaniell, and Chanyell.

† English pronunciation for Chinelo: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

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