Igwe
Proper noun
Meaning
Igwe (plural Igwes)
A surname from Igbo.
Examples
According to Noble Igwe, he can’t give them a lifetime of thank you’s and also reach out to all of them so it is important for them to acknowledge whatever appreciation they get and not get their feelings hurt.
Amaka Igwe shall be remembered as a gifted storyteller, producer, director, pioneer of Nollywood, wife, and mother of three.
Another example is train (ụgbọ igwe), which comes from the words ụgbọ (vehicle, craft) and igwe (iron, metal); thus a locomotive train is vehicle via iron (rails); a car, ụgbọ ala; vehicle via land and an aeroplane ụgbọ elu; vehicle via air.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, and made available to DAILY POST in Awka, the state government extolled the virtues of Igwe Nwokedi and Maduka.
The monarchs, Igwe Alex Edozieuno, and Igwe Peter Ikegbunem Udoji, were among the 12 traditional rulers suspended for one year by the governor for travelling to Abuja with an oil magnet without approval from the state government.
I spoke to his son, Daniel Igwe and his widow and they are in great pain.