Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ijeoma

/ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
ijeo-ma
IPA
/ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

Etymology

From Igbo ijèọma (“good journey, safe journey (general); good journey in life”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce ijeoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/.
What does ijeoma mean?
A female given name.
Where does ijeoma come from?
From Igbo ijèọma (“good journey, safe journey (general); good journey in life”).

How to pronounce ijeoma

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