Acidosis:


True, but I hope your kids can speak their native language, sha?


It's always delightful to meet a Chinedu or Emeka who speaks Yoruba fluently than an Ayomide struggling with Yoruba language.

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 admission 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.

warrifinest1985:
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

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 admission 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.

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 admission 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.

Mindlog:


Some who claim to be "born again" , wipe out native names.

Sermwell:

This reasoning is myopic!! Even if you're John Greene, your State of origin will easily be detected from your application to the university. There must be a column for state and local government of origin for you to fill.
It's not just by merely looking at your names!

Misterone:
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.

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

adecz:





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 pass the oyibo
wey bring the Bible📖

ONEjoblessGUY:


Don't say what u don't know.........
95% Yoruba kids speak the language perfectly.........same can't be said of other tribes..........

kenben:
A person's name is not your business and should not be your problem. Nobody came to this world for anybody. Enjoy your name, respect boundaries and mind your business!

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 admission 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.

Angelfrost:


So, you shamefully and cowardly despise and hide your true identity out of fear of your own fellow citizens??!

This is pathetic!

You need serious lessons in self confidence and self esteem.

eepeepook:
Yes. At least one will know their origin.

Acidosis:


Coming from a man who has never been to his village in 30 years. Identity fire your mouth there.

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.

Angelfrost:


Poor and false assumptions won't justify your pathetic condition, sir.
Make peace with your background, and quit dwelling in self-deceit.
Nor be quarrel.

Mayeldah:
The new trend has nothing to do with religion though it is more prevalent among the South South people

a lot of new generation Nigerian Dads want their children to bear their name as Surname, so if the new dad's name is Okoro Michael, once Micheal has a child that bears Jennifer, he will want his new child to bear Michael Jennifer instead of continuing with the grandfather's name

In a few years to come more of those type of names will be more prevalent in Nigeria nationwide!

GloriousGbola:


People have always had issues figuring out my ethnicity.

I have been told I look Ibo or fulani. Def not yoruba

At multiple instances in the market traders have started speaking igbo to me in the heat of bargaining.