Obi (name)


Obi is a very common given name and surname of Igbo origin. Igbo being a tonal language, Obi can, depending on its pronunciation, either mean “heart”, “chest”, “desire”, “mind” ; or describe the central part of the homestead where guests were traditionally received. The latter is depicted in many of Chinua Achebe’s works, for instance.

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