Chinwe is a given name of Igbo origin. It means "God owns" ( = God, = owns) and is generally a condensed form of longer expressions.
For example: = God is the owner of the universe or everything on mother earth belongs to God = God owns life or ekene = God owns thanks (thanks belong to God) = God owns strength = God owns wealth = God owns peace = God owns dignity
Chinwe, when used standalone, is almost exclusively feminine, but names like Chinweike are generally masculine.
Notable people named Chinwe Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy (1952−2012), Nigerian-British visual artist Chinwe Obaji, Nigerian academic and former Federal Minister of Education Chinwe Okoro (born 1989), Nigerian-American throws athlete Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu (born 1983), Nigerian-British lawyer Chinwe Isaac, Nigerian actress