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Why don't we like to bear name s that truly define our identity or that appropriately reflects the tribes we originate from. A German would name his child a Deutsch name as would a French and a Japanese person, but why do Nigerians find it cool to accept the naming of their children with not just a Jewish or English names, but mere words found in an English lexicon.

Phenomenal16:
..lol
U are catching cruise with my name

Yes, and why phenomenal? Are you phenomena by real name, if not tell me what's so phenomenal about you that's yet to be unraveled by science ? Nigerians are fond of bearing funny names like Constance, Anointing, Phenomena, Blessing, Gift, Bright, Smart, Patience, Innocent etc

You can add yours.

If I may ask, what is the official language Nigerian speak & try to research on the origin of those English names.
Moreover many of us still have & uses our tribal names.
Many Nigerian have embrace the Western culture ,a lot of Nigerian now leave(lost) in other developed countries, the only tie they have with Nigeria is either their fore fathers are Nigerian or still hold to their tribal (native) names.
Also before colonization, the white leaves among us, so some pple adopt the English names & it now infuse into our tribal name is some cases.

y3mi:
Why don't we like to bear name s that truly define our identity or that appropriately reflects the tribes we originate from. A German would name his child a Deutsch name as would a French and a Japanese person, but why do Nigerians find it cool to accept the naming of their children with not just a Jewish or English names, but mere words found in an English lexicon.


Yes, and why phenomenal? Are you phenomena by real name, if not tell me what's so phenomenal about you that's yet to be unraveled by science ? Nigerians are fond of bearing funny names like Constance, Anointing, Phenomena, Blessing, Gift, Bright, Smart, Patience, Innocent etc

You can add yours.

OP, I hope "Phenomena" is not your own way of spelling "Philomena"?

Is that what you are trying to spell here?

Looks like you failed at it.

You will hear names like Blessing, Miracle, God's power, Testimony, Joy, Friday, Monday, Sunday, Governor,

Simply put.... inferiority complexion (especially on the part of women e.g. fake hair ) sometimes I feel like I am the only proud black / Nigerian person. On other occasions I try not to think that I am the only proud black/ Nigerian ad it gets me down and lonely.

mansakhalifa:

OP, I hope "Phenomena" is not your own way of spelling "Philomena"?

Is that what you are trying to spell here?

Looks like you failed at it.

Yeah, Philomena it is. That doesn't amount to failure. I just wasn't recalling well.

y3mi:

Yeah, Philomena it is. That doesn't amount to failure. I just wasn't recalling well.

Aha!

But it is not an English word now and it is not one of those funny names either...

Those funny names are religiously inclined

Nigerians don't bear true English names anymore like Charles, Churchill


The names we bear now only God knows the rubbish we name our children....

gregyboy:
Those funny names are religiously inclined

Nigerians don't bear true English names anymore like Charles, Churchill


The names we bear now only God knows the rubbish we name our children....

We are Christians and bear Christ like names.

Dix are caused by those who colonized us

Christian names not English names. Have you seen a Nigerian bearing vardy, drinkwater, Hughes, blair

ednut1:
Christian names not English names. Have you seen a Nigerian bearing vardy, drinkwater, Hughes, blair

So the name Blessing is in what language if not English?

Hintona:


So the name Blessing is in what language if not English?

English name but its use in Nigeria is heavily influenced by religion

ednut1:
English name but its use in Nigeria is heavily influenced by religion

More elaborate.

More like Christian names I've not seen any Nigerian bearing names like stone,wood,bush and so on.
I maybe wrong tho.

ednut1:
English name but its use in Nigeria is heavily influenced by religion

Religion and ignorance. Nigerians takes fancy in bearing foreign names in order to sound civilized. For instance, some bear Greek names whose meaning they have no idea how it is linked to Greek's mythological past steeped in mythology and yet claim to be Christians who spits on names associated with the Gods native to their very own ancestral origins.

What if I choose to bear a non-tribal name? Your culture is whichever you choose to adopt. I may not be mongol but so what if I choose to adopt the mongol culture? Fu*k my ancestors! They never developed a good enough culture. English is my culture now.

I met a girl that bear three English name and I felt pity for her ,....and it's common in the south state,.....but for me ,all my children will go with a good native name .........



It's remain me of one interview I went for ,...after all the crazy condition I knew instantly ,the job Is not meant for me and the crazy HR keeping calling me mr Joseph and I correct her,..just




Call me Asuquo

You have a point.. But since we were colonised by the British it is hard to jettison