Given name & surname

Ugwu

“mountain, hill”

Ugwu is a surname from Igbo.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ugwu goes back to Igbo úgwú, meaning “mountain, hill.”

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Where it comes from

Ugwu comes from Igbo.

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How it developed

From Igbo úgwú (“mountain, hill”).

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