- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “the good way.”
- Gender: unisex
The name is composed of the Igbo words ụzọ̀ (path, way, road), and ọma (good, nice; pretty). The name is traditionally given to both genders.
Notable female bearers include, Canadian Politician and Basketball player, Uzoma Asagwara, Nigerian handball player, Uzoma Azuka (b. 1970) and Nigerian ambassador and politician, Uzoma Emenike.
A notable male bearer is football player, Uzoma “E.Z.” Nwachukwu (b. 1990).
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