NewStats: 3,259,612 , 8,170,606 topics. Date: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 05:24 PM f2es

Candid:
I think the govt need to enforce the use of native names as first names on birth certificate. Make it compulsory.

Not possible. Parents have rights to preference of name(s).

Acidosis:
You want them to bear Ayo, Chinedu, and Adamu so you can use tribalism to finish their destiny?

If I have my way, I will avoid all native names from Nigeria's major tribes (Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa).

A Mark John is more likely to get a University ission from any Southwestern University than a Chinedu. A Jenifer Confidence is also more likely to get a job in Igboland than a Nurudeen Ayoola.

Y'all pathetic decendants of racists and losers will preach one thing and do another.

and you don't see the problem inherent with it

michlins:
and you don't see the problem inherent with it

Inherent problems, such as?

Acidosis:


Inherent problems, such as?

forget it then

Candid:
I think the govt need to enforce the use of native names as first names on birth certificate. Make it compulsory.



In times like these, you just have to ignore what the citizens want. Else, these are the steps we'll keep taking until we lose our heritage.

Our major setback would be\ is tribalism.

Government can not enforce it as it would be legally contested in court and government will certainly lose that case.... Nigeria is not North Korea.

Gerrard59:


Bayeslans, those from the waterside of Rivers, Northern Christians before Akwa Ibomites. In fact, apart from the Efiks, other ethnic groups in Cross River before Akwa Ibom.

Wow! Ok

What about those who answer MOOhamad, Suleiman, Mustapha etc? Are they also slaves of colonial masters?

eepeepook:
The first would make sense if they had Caucasian DNA. Unless they were made slaves of colonial masters at the time, I doubt it makes for an option of reasons. The second, I strongly believe. Anything white is seen as superior.

It's simply Neocoonialism. The African minds have been conquered. Not only the did the whiteman plunder his resources , he stole his identity too.
The whiteman gave the black man new names , new gods told him the one he worships is fake , tod him the language he speaks is vernacular and even the clothes he wears are not it at all. So now the black man dresses like the whiteman , speaks his language as the official language , calls on the white man's gods , names himself after him and even yearn to be like him.

This is why you see the mordern gen z parent naming their Nigerian Kids silly names like Brian, Tiffany and stupid names. The north are even the worst ,you don't even know if they have an identity or their own original names .... the desperately want to be Arabs so bad that the first name and ast names are Arabian names.

Who will rescue the conquered black mind

Acidosis:
You want them to bear Ayo, Chinedu, and Adamu so you can use tribalism to finish their destiny?

If I have my way, I will avoid all native names from Nigeria's major tribes (Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa).

A Mark John is more likely to get a University ission from any Southwestern University than a Chinedu. A Jenifer Confidence is also more likely to get a job in Igboland than a Nurudeen Ayoola.

Y'all pathetic decendants of racists and losers will preach one thing and do another.

You are so right, having a neutral name give you an edge anywhere in the world.

Besides, Nigerians like making big things out of nothing. Europeans and Americans too bears names from other continents, and no one feel inferior about it.

Na Igbo pple dey bear such names. They are too ashamed of their Okoro savage names.

Acidosis:
You want them to bear Ayo, Chinedu, and Adamu so you can use tribalism to finish their destiny?

If I have my way, I will avoid all native names from Nigeria's major tribes (Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa).

A Mark John is more likely to get a University ission from any Southwestern University than a Chinedu. A Jenifer Confidence is also more likely to get a job in Igboland than a Nurudeen Ayoola.

Y'all pathetic descendants of racists and losers will preach one thing and do another.

One chilled Big Stout for you.

advanceDNA:


South south pple....
My bunkmate in school bears Daniel david

People wey de bear government as a name?

Daniel David is normal.

immortalcrown:
Some are descendants of the colonial masters. Some were brainwashed by abs of religion to believe their native names attract misfortunes. Only a very few of them actually have despicable natives names.

What do you mean? Those names are beautiful names! Come warri here make you come see funny names. Them dey call one guy otegele, them still dey call one igbunu for my area here too. But these are beautiful names in their local dialet but very funny when you hear this names! lol, lol

In Nigeria, most parents prefer their children to bear their extended family name as surname. In recent time, religion has made most of these people to drop these extended family names as they believe it carries a generational curse which they may or may not know of. Most of these people bear their baptismal name and father's first name. For example if their baptismal name is Michael and their father's name is John then they will bear Michael John.

Candid:
I[b] think the govt need to enforce the use of native names as first names on birth certificate. Make it compulsory.[/b]



In times like these, you just have to ignore what the citizens want. Else, these are the steps we'll keep taking until we lose our heritage.

Our major setback would be\ is tribalism.

You're right. Nigeria is Nigeria, where anything goes.

But why do you think they'll lose in court?

BTW, Another option is creating awareness.

All this is secondary.
Fighting tribalism is first thing to do.

You are not serious, are you?

Colorado Names

For the religiously naive people out there saying they changed their names after becoming Christians and going for baptism.

Did these people know that Saul's name that was changed to Paul after salvation didn't mean both names aren't Hebrew names.

Saul and Paul remain Hebrew names.

So because you're a Christian doesn't mean you must bear Hebrew names.

Christianity is not even synonymous with Hebrew as a language.

Frank Edwards

I thought I was going to see something like

Horsefall
Heineken
Small
Fineface
Ledger
Johnbosco
Jumbo

And all these names my ijaw people awnsers

Fountainofyouth:



Lmao valid points there, very valid and sensible, but then we have to promote our culture and tribes, part of which is our use of native names, I for one did not give my kids english names because to me, english names sound ridiculous, more like bland with no identity.

As long as they answer their surname, I don't think you have anything to worry about. For instance, a child can be giving 3 names out of which one will be English or foreign names.

There is great advantage in answering a name that will not align to any tribe in Nigeria. I have many friends back them in school, if you don't see their Id cards, you will never know their tribes.

Resetinc:
Colo-Mentality

We can be saying "colo-mentality" as a joke or to disparage them.
Future generations will ask this same question about you.
Why are you abc? And we will answer, "corruption mentality" .

Part of colonial hangover and inferiority
complex, common amongst south south
people and some northern Christian people.


We have never heard oyibo bearing negro
names, but black man family will even
take oyibo name as surname or family name.
Such people with oyibo family name are
possibly descendants of slaves.❎❌❎


Compound such oyibo names with black
manufactured religious themed names like

👉Blessing
👉Miracle
👉Anointed
👉Godspower
👉Genesis
👉Lovelyn
👉Chosen
👉King
👉Savior
👉Princess

And many more.

These are English names which oyibo
sef nor dey use, but black man think say
na him sabi the Bible God the oyibo
wey bring the Bible📖

Aaaaarghmed:
My child must bear 1 tribal name.its very important.I already have the names sef.you cannot be answering name that doesnt identify you.

Where has ur useless identity taken u to?

ShoeGetSize:
What about those who answer MOOhamad, Suleiman, Mustapha etc? Are they also slaves of colonial masters?

Yes they are.

They're Arab wannabees.

eepeepook:
Name: Mark Surname: John.

Name: Tony Middle name: Excel Surname: Livingston.

Name: Jennifer Surname: Confidence.

Seriously, where are they from? I we give names from our dialects. Some people have English names but only as first names or preferred ones. Their ‘native names’ dominate all of their official documents. In the given examples, those English names and surnames are their official ones.

Complete the question, don't be biased. In other words, why also do some people bear: Abdullahi Musa, Muhammad Abbas, Isa Yusuf, Adamu Ahmed, Suleiman Ismail, etc? Because the last time I checked these are neither Nigerian nor African names but rather, they are Arab/Arabic names.

Inferiority complex

yemmit90:


As long as they answer their surname, I don't think you have anything to worry about. For instance, a child can be giving 3 names out of which one will be English or foreign names.

There is great advantage in answering a name that will not align to any tribe in Nigeria. I have many friends back them in school, if you don't see their Id cards, you will never know their tribes.

You know, when having a conversation or referring to a person, you don't go about calling the persons surname but the name, imagine using English names with no obvious identity of his tribe, that's why I prefer our names to English, and when abroad, they are always fascinated with names different from the usual English names when they hear it, that's why I respect Indians, they do not compromise or water down their identity no matter where they are.

It is the influence of colonialism. Believing that the "colonial fathers" are better than the Africans.

Such influences caused our grandparents to give their children foreign names. E.g: Johnbull, Clinton, Princewill, Macintosh, etc

Lately, the influence of religion. Adherents want to bear the "name" that works for them. E.g: Confidence, Favour, Halleluyah, Blessing, Light, etc

Kirigidi:
Complete the question, don't be biased. In other words, why also do some people bear: Abdullahi Musa, Muhammad Abbas, Isa Yusuf, Adamu Ahmed, Suleiman Ismail, etc? Because the last time I checked these are neither Nigerian nor African names but rather, they are Arab/Arabic names.

Don't mind them !!!

modernWays:


You are so right, having a neutral name give you an edge anywhere in the world.

Besides, Nigerians like making big things out of nothing. Europeans and Americans too bears names from other continents, and no one feel inferior about it.

How come the Caucasians don't do neutral names?

When you go up North, precisely Southern Kaduna, Plateau, and parts of Nasarawa, the Christian locals bear the first name of their father as a surname. Unlike most Southerners who bear either the name of their great-grandfather or grandfather as their surname, this part prefers to bear the first name of their father as a surname.
For instance; Mr. John Bitrus marries Lydia Bako, and their children will bear names like Matthew John, Hilda John, Euphemia John, and so forth.

When Matthew John marries Jemimah Yusuf, their children will bear names like Emmanuel Matthew, Sunday Matthew, Blessing Matthew etc.

In southern Nigeria, the reverse is the case, surname in most cases is usually the name most recognized in a family, not necessarily that of the direct father of the child. Some times, a family can bear a surname even up to the 5th, or 6th generation.