Okonkwo

Meaning: 1. A big burly person 2. Don, leader 3. Bigshot, braggart

Origin: D (Dando/Dandoch/Dee)

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Use: 1. Yani Mike ni Okonkwo = Mike is really huge 2. Mbugua ndio Okonkwo wa ma mat = Mbugua is the leader of the matatu fraternity 3. Una ji fanya Okonkwo? = Why are you pretending to be a bigshot?

Period: Early 2000

Synonyms: Unknown

Pronounciation: (Noun) [ o-kon-ku-o ]

Relate: Sonko Mdon Mdosi

Variations: Okuonkwo, Okwonko, Okwonkwo,

History: The name of the main character in Chinua Achebe's book THINGS FALL APART but brought into public use by the Kenyan artist MEJA in his song KWELI JANA KULI ENDA AJE

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