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In the United States the Igbo slaves were known for being rebellious. In some states such as Georgia, the Igbo had a high suicide rate. Igbo slaves were most numerous in the states of Maryland and Virginia,

In the 19th century the state of Virginia received around 37,000 slaves from Calabar of which 30,000 were Igbo according to Douglas B. Chambers. The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia estimates around 38% of captives taken to Virginia were from the Bight of Biafra. Igbo peoples constituted the majority of enslaved Africans in Maryland. Chambers has been quoted saying "My research suggests that perhaps 60 percent of African Americans have at least one Igbo ancestor..."

Some recorded populations of people of African descent on Caribbean islands recorded 2,863 Igbo on Trinidad and Tobago in an 1813 census; 894 in Saint Lucia in an 1815 census;440 on Saint Kitts and Nevis in an 1817 census; and 111 in Guayana in an 1819 census

Some slaves arriving in Haiti included Igbo people who were considered suicidal and therefore unwanted by plantation owners. According to Adiele Afigbo there is still the Creole saying of Ibos pend'cor'a yo (the Ibo hang themselves).Aspects of Haitian culture that exhibit this can be seen in the Ibo loa, a Haitian loa (or deity) created by the Igbo in the Vodun religion

ADAEZE   f   Western African, IgboMeans "king's daughter" in Igbo.

ADANNA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.

ADANNAYA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.

AKACHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "the hand of God" in Igbo.

AKUCHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "wealth from God" in Igbo.

AMADI (1)   m   Western African, Igbo Means "free man" in Igbo.

AMAKA   f   Western African, Igbo Short form of CHIAMAKA

AMARA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "grace" in Igbo.

AMARACHI   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God's grace" in Igbo.

AÑULI   f   Western African, Igbo Means "joy" in Igbo.

AZUBUIKE   m   Western African, Igbo Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.CHI (2)   m & f   Mythology, Western African, Igbo Means "god, spirtual being" in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have...[more]

CHIAMAKA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo.

CHIBUEZE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is the king" in Igbo.

CHIBUIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is strength" in Igbo.

CHIBUZO   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God leads the way" in Igbo.

CHICHI   f   Western African, Igbo Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chi meaning "God".CHIDI   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God exists" in Igbo... [more]

CHIDIEBERE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is merciful" in Igbo.

CHIDIEBUBE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is glorious" in Igbo.

CHIDIEGWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo.

CHIDIKE   m   Western African, Igbo Means "God is strong" in Igbo. CHIDIMMA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is good" in Igbo.

CHIDUBEM   m   Western African, Igbo Means "guided by God" in Igbo.

CHIEMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo.

CHIJINDUM   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God holds my life" in Igbo.

CHIKA (1)   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo.

CHIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God's power" in Igbo.

CHIKELU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Variant of CHIKERE

CHIKERE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God created" in Igbo.

CHIMA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "God knows" in Igbo.

CHINASA   f & m   Western African, Igbo Means "God answers" in Igbo.

CHINEDU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God leads" in Igbo.

CHINONSO   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God is nearby" in Igbo.

CHINWE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God owns" in Igbo... [more]

CHINWEIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God owns power" in Igbo.

CHINWENDU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God owns life" in Igbo.

CHINWEUBA   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God owns wealth" in Igbo.

CHINYELU   f   Western African, Igbo Variant of CHINYERE

CHINYERE   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God gave" in Igbo.

CHIOMA   f & m   Western African, Igbo Means "good God" in Igbo.

CHIZOBA   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God protect us" in Igbo.

CHUKS   m   Western African, Igbo Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chukwu meaning "God".

CHUKWUDI   m   Western African, Igbo Variant of CHIDI, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".

CHUKWUEMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "God has done something great" in Igbo.

CHUKWUMA   m   Western African, Igbo Variant of CHIMA, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".

EBELE   f   Western African, Igbo Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.

EKENE   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "praise" in Igbo.

EKENEDILICHUKWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "all praise to God" in Igbo.

EKWUEME   m   Western African, Igbo Means "he says, he does" in Igbo.

EMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "great deeds" in Igbo... [more]

ENYINNAYA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "his father's friend" in Igbo.

FUMNANYA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "love me" in Igbo.

FUNANYA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "love" in Igbo.

IKENNA   m   Western African, Igbo Means "father's power" in Igbo.

NDIDI   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "patience" in Igbo.

NGOZI   f & m   Western African, Igbo Means "blessing" in Igbo.

NKECHI   f   Western African, Igbo Short form of NKECHINYERE

NKECHINYERE   f   Western African, Igbo Means "what God has given" or "gift of God" in Igbo.

NKEMDILIM   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "let mine be mine" in Igbo.

NKIRU   f   Western African, Igbo Short form of NKIRUKA

NKIRUKA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "the best is still to come" in Igbo.

NNAMDI   m   Western African, Igbo Means "my father is alive" in Igbo... [more]

NNEKA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "my mother is supreme" in Igbo.

NNENNA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "father's mother" in Igbo... [more]

NNENNE   f   Western African, Igbo Means "mother's mother" in Igbo... [more]

NWANNEKA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "my siblings are supreme" in Igbo.

OBI   m   Western African, Igbo Means "heart" in Igbo.

OGECHI   f   Western African, Igbo Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA

OGECHUKWUKAMA   f   Western African, Igbo Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo.

OLUCHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "God's work" in Igbo.

ONYEKA   f   Western African, Igbo Short form of ONYEKACHI

ONYEKACHI   f & m   Western African, Igbo Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

ONYEKACHUKWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo Variant of ONYEKACHI, using Chukwu as the last element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".

UDO (2)   f & m   Western African, Igbo Means "peace" in Igbo.

UZOCHI   m   Western African, Igbo Means "God's way" in Igbo.

UZOMA   m & f   Western African, Igbo Means "good way" in Igbo.