# Okoye

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{{short description|Nigerian  given name}}
{{for|the Marvel Comics character|Okoye (character)}}
{{distinguish|Okoya|Okoyo}}
{{Infobox surname
| name          = Okoye
| pronunciation = OH-KOH-YAY
| meaning       = 
| region        = [Eastern Nigeria](/source/Eastern_Nigeria)
| languageorigin     = Igbo
| variant =Okorie 
| family         = 
|origin=Anambra}}

'''Okoye''' {{Audio|Ig-Okoye.ogg|audio}} is a [family name](/source/family_name) ([surname](/source/surname)) originating in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). It is an [Anambra](/source/Anambra_State) dialect derived from the central [Igbo name](/source/Igbo_name) [Okorie](/source/Okorie) (meaning someone born on orie market day, or Oye market day as known in Anambra State).<ref>{{Cite web |title=User-submitted name Okoye - Behind the Name |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/okoye/submitted |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.behindthename.com}}</ref>

==Notable people with the name "Okoye" include==
*[Amobi Okoye](/source/Amobi_Okoye), Nigerian-American National Football League defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
*[Christian Okoye](/source/Christian_Okoye), Nigerian-American former National Football League running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
*[C. J. Okoye](/source/C._J._Okoye) (born 2001), Nigerian-American football player
*[Ebele Okoye](/source/Ebele_Okoye), Nigerian painter
*[Godfrey Okoye](/source/Godfrey_Okoye), Nigerian Catholic bishop
*[Kelechi Okoye](/source/Kelechi_Okoye), Nigerian professional football player
*[Lawrence Okoye](/source/Lawrence_Okoye), British record holder in men's discus and National Football League defensive end for the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins)
*[Louis Okoye](/source/Louis_Okoye), Japanese-Nigerian baseball player
*[Maduka Okoye](/source/Maduka_Okoye), Nigerian football player
*[Monica Okoye](/source/Monica_Okoye), Japanese-Nigerian basketball player
*[Nkeiru Okoye](/source/Nkeiru_Okoye) (born 1972), African American composer
*[Nwamaka Okoye](/source/Nwamaka_Okoye), Nigerian interior architect, writer and social entrepreneur
*[Oge Okoye](/source/Oge_Okoye), Nigerian actress
*[Pericoma Okoye](/source/Pericoma_Okoye), Nigerian singer and traditionist
*[Sam Okoye](/source/Sam_Okoye), Nigerian former professional [football](/source/association_football) player
*[Samuel Okoye](/source/Samuel_Okoye), Nigerian astrophysicist
*[Stan Okoye](/source/Stan_Okoye), Nigerian-American basketball player
*[Ugo Okoye](/source/Ugo_Okoye), Nigerian former professional football player

==References==
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