Azikiwe
title: "Azikiwe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["igbo-names", "igbo-language-surnames", "igbo-given-names"] topic_path: "general/igbo-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azikiwe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Azikiwe is a Nigerian male given name and surname of Igbo origin. It means "the one who comes from the great forest' or 'the one who comes from the land of the great forest".
Notable individuals with the name
- Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904 – 1996) Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader.
- Flora Azikiwe (1917 – 1983) The wife of Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first First Lady of Nigeria.
- Goodluck Jonathan (born 1957) Nigerian politician and a former Nigeria president.
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