Adịchie

Igbo

Etymology

From á- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dị́chíéla (“to come in place of another”), literally “One who comes in the place of another”; ultimately from á- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dị́ (“to be, to have a certain quality”) +‎ -chí (“in place of”) +‎ -é (“harmonizing open vowel suffix”) +‎ -la (“perfective marker”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /á.dɪ́.t͡ʃí.é/

Proper noun

Ádị́chíé

1. a surname meaning "One who comes in the place of another"