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Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by WenysAD(f): 3:32pm On Oct 25, 2013
Ever wondered what your name may mean in another language or dialect? For instance, d name 'ADA' in igbo language means d 1st daughter in a family, but means cutlass in the yoruba language.


Feel free 2 add urs and d meaning in ur dialect or another's.
Re: Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by WenysAD(f): 4:56pm On Oct 25, 2013
Come 2 tink of it.......d name 'Olaniyi' means sometin not rily gud in d igbo dialect
Re: Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by Fulaman198(m): 11:07am On Oct 27, 2013
Wenys AD: Ever wondered what your name may mean in another language or dialect? For instance, d name 'ADA' in igbo language means d 1st daughter in a family, but means cutlass in the yoruba language.


Feel free 2 add urs and d meaning in ur dialect or another's.

Ada in Fulfulde means you for example

Ada selli? Are you fine/well?
Re: Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by Nobody: 11:33am On Oct 27, 2013
Wenys AD: Come 2 tink of it.......d name 'Olaniyi' means sometin not rily gud in d igbo dialect

Olaniyi: Someone who wastes/destroys things (in Igbo).
Re: Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by Nobody: 6:02pm On Oct 27, 2013
Ada is one part of the royal swords in Edo while the other sword is called Eben.

Akpan is bald head in Edo while it means first son in Efik/Ibibio
Re: Names Having A Different Meaning In Ur Language Or Another Language by oLAAbEfe(m): 10:35pm On Oct 27, 2013
Igbo>>cannabis>>bushy

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