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Chioma
Chioma The Igbo concept of chi — a personal divine force that accompanies each person through life — gives Chioma a name that is simultaneously a theological statement and an intimate self-description. Characters named Chioma are often written as people of innate grace, whose goodness seems to flow from a source deeper than effort or socialisation, as though their chi really is particularly well-disposed.
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