Ngozi

Ngozi

Gender	female
Language	Igbo
Origin
Word/name	Nigeria
Meaning	blessing
Region of origin	Southeast Nigeria

Ngozi is a popular feminine name of Igbo origin that means "blessing". ^[1] It also lends itself to place names in Africa, independent of the Igbo meaning.

Notable people with this name

• Chiedozie Ngozi Egesi, Nigerian plant scientist and professor
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 15 September 1977), Nigerian writer and literary critic
• Ngozi Alaegbu, Nigerian journalist and TV presenter
• Ngozi Anyanwu. Nigerian playwright and actress
• Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, Nigerian teacher, orator, academic, novelist, poet, and activist for women and children
• Ngozi Ebere (born 5 August 1991), Nigerian footballer
• Ngozi Ezike, Nigerian internist and pediatrician
• Ngozi Ezeocha (born 12 October 1973), Nigerian former football player
• Ngozi Ezeonu, Nigerian actress
• Ngozi Monu (born 1981), Nigerian swimmer
• Ngozi Nwokocha, (born 28 September 1986), Nigerian sprinter
• Ngozi Nwosu (born 1 August 1963), Nigerian actress and producer
• Ngozi Odu (born 19 October 1952), Nigerian politician
• Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene, Nigerian footballer
• Ngozi Okolie, Nigerian politician
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 1954), finance minister of Nigeria
• Ngozi Olejeme, Nigerian philanthropist
• Ngozi Onwurah, British-Nigerian film director
• Ngozi Paul, Canadian stage and screen actress, writer, director and producer
• Ngozi Ukazu, American cartoonist and graphic novelist
• Virginia Ngozi Etiaba, Nigerian politician

Places

• Commune of Ngozi, Burundi
• Lake Ngozi, a crater lake in Tanzania
• Ngozi, Burundi, a city in Burundi
• Ngozi Province, Burundi

References

1. "Igbo Names". www.myigboname.com. Retrieved 2025-09-27.