asogwa

Igbo

Noun

asogwa

1. (of a person) spokesman, the "voice" of a group of people.
2. senator

Usage notes

• Commonly in Surnames of Northern Igbo, Nigeria. predominantly in Nsukka, Enugu States, with some traces of the surname in Imo and Edo state surnames.

'Aso'meaning without looking at faces, short for 'Asoihu' 'Gwa' meaning talk. 'Aso' and 'gwa' combine to mean 'speaking without fear'. Hence, the voice of the people.