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Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 11:54pm On May 16, 2015 |
ChinenyeN:Exactly why i suggested those unique names below write2obi: 1 Like |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 11:58pm On May 16, 2015 |
fightforchange1: Chijioke means Gods talent Lemmie guess: your mum tot you some igbo names and their meaning |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 12:02am On May 17, 2015 |
Adufetohposh:Please this name has being retired that's my mothers name Your signature |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 12:11am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi: Yea, I saw, and I liked the post. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by tpiaT: 12:17am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: What's wrong with a Christian name, and why can't the op show some originality and figure out names himself? Who calls strangers to help him name his child? Does rebelling against religion now mean you end up soulless, directionless and cultureless? |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 12:18am On May 17, 2015 |
^ heh, I guess that is one way to look at things. There's nothing wrong with Christian names. Just with how the culture over saturates its offspring with overly Christian names, as if to be more Christian than the Europeans who brought Christianity to them. 2 Likes |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 12:38am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN:I like this guy |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 12:46am On May 17, 2015 |
tpiaT:Some people just go around NL looking for where to start a fight , Why don't you just walk away if you have nothing meaningful to type? If op refuses to "show some originality and figure out names" and decide to seek help from his online brothers how is that your business? Please what point are you trying to make in your last sentence Mr originality 1 Like |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by tpiaT: 12:51am On May 17, 2015 |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 12:58am On May 17, 2015 |
tpiaT:Please Mr originality, Stop looking for who to vent your frustration on, you just walk into a thread and start attacking the Op for seeking online help in naming his child? Talk about being immature . You are not meant to comment on every thread, walk away when you have nothing to say, now Bleep off my mention. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by tpiaT: 1:01am On May 17, 2015 |
You are too bitter, chill. You are introducing primitiveness into a civilized discussion. Plz stop being uncouth. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 1:11am On May 17, 2015 |
iamodenigbo1 sir am so sorry i had to derail your thread a bit , I couldn't just stand some people putting someone down just to score cheap points . Please do tell us when you finally make your choice |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by OdenigboAroli(m): 1:22am On May 17, 2015 |
Sorry Op,I didn't see the "chi" part. Here are some more to make up for my wrong. Nkpulunma. Oneze...kings jewel. Obialunaku...arrived in wealth. Nwabulusia....peaceful child. Onoluaku(onoolu aku n'unor)...one who bothers not because of plenty. Nwogwa...added in midst of plenty. Ifeadi....wealth has come. Irunwa....a thing of joy. 1 Like |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by AmiLaHoit(f): 3:17am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi: Obi u be Igbo at all? Abi na Ibo u be? Those names make a lot of sense, na ur mgbeke names be Swahili |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by AmiLaHoit(f): 3:20am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: I am yet to see ur suggestions |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by fightforchange1(f): 3:33am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi: I study them a little part time occasionally. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 4:06am On May 17, 2015 |
AmiLaHoit: Unighini/Uniini - sweetness Mmimi - hard to explain Ovo - a dove-like bird. Wheoma - good thing Nnebuwhe - mother is supreme Olomaruwa - returned well to the world (reincarnation name) Kpakpando - star Nyenna - father's wife (an exclamation of the attachment a father feels with his daughter) Ndudi - there is life Ngwahu - [beautiful] garment/adornment Nmesa (Nmesaihu) - brings a smile to one's face Olenjuru (Olenjurulo) - can I ever have enough of you to fill my home? Whedacho - what we have been searching for Mgbudo - born in a time of peace/tranquility Odo - charity Oyoyo - beauty/perfection Olujie - so beautiful that she will always catch the gaze of people Ocham - has come to brighten up my countenance Ndem - exemplifying the beauty of women Adibe - child of my youth I can certainly go on... Also, clearly these names aren't Izugbe (as there is no such thing as Izugbe names), but my point remains made. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 6:33am On May 17, 2015 |
AmiLaHoit:Ami you are missing the point, i love your names, i've even added them in my collection , but they all fall under the "chi" category the Op was avoiding. More names for Op Nkemakonam Nneamaka Uzoamaka Ifeoma Kasiemuobi |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 6:39am On May 17, 2015 |
fightforchange1:That's lovely Chi-gi-oke God-holds-share(blessing,Destiny) |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by write2obi(m): 6:42am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN:You got some lovely names here, am definitely borrowing some of them, are you from delta? |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by AmiLaHoit(f): 8:11am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: Chei.. Nwannem onye Ngwa, where did you spool all these names from? Don't believe they are from ur head. U have become a suspicious transaction o o ...hahahaha |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by AmiLaHoit(f): 8:14am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi: Heheheeeee...I pity OP. He was initially looking for names, now I guess he will become confused with which to take. O di egwu apparently |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:12am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN:my bro you know in this forum you have to respect everyones opinion,I want a unique name that doesn't have a chi,I will welcome more suggestions, |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:18am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi:espikilekwe |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:22am On May 17, 2015 |
ChinenyeN:you are too much,olenjuru Wu aha Ada Nne nnem(mum elder sister)four daughters in a stretch |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:24am On May 17, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli:sweet names especially the last three thanks |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:26am On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi:I understand |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by Nobody: 11:39am On May 17, 2015 |
Why do people have this notion that Mgbeke is a bad name when it means a baby girl born on Eke market day. Likewise Mgbafor,Mgborie and Mgbonkwo,pls let's change that mindset. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 12:03pm On May 17, 2015 |
write2obi: Thanks. No, I'm not from Delta. I am Ngwa, from Abia. The names I posted are Ngwa names (though there are a few that may be shared with neighboring, non-Ngwa communities). AmiLaHoit: Ochi lei. Believe it. My mind is a trove of very unique, and maybe ancient (and now forgotten) Ngwa names. If ever I am to have offspring of my own, then I have got plenty of Ngwa names to choose from that will cater to a variety of contexts (I will not pick a name for any of my offspring until after they are born. I want to name them based entirely on the context that surrounds their birth). iamodenigbo1: So, then you know that my list is full of legitimate names to choose from. And it looks like your grandmother got her wish after naming the Ada 'Olenjuru'. Where is your grandmother from? Which community, if you don't mind my asking? |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 12:04pm On May 17, 2015 |
CaptainOjemba, Mgbeke also doubles as an insult of sorts in some communities. That may have something to do with it. |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by Nobody: 12:18pm On May 17, 2015 |
Which community see Mgbeke as insult? Just hearing this for the first time. ChinenyeN: |
Re: IGBO Name For My Daughter by ChinenyeN(m): 12:40pm On May 17, 2015 |
Maybe I should rephrase and elaborate. It isn't an insult in the strictest sense, but it has developed a derogatory meaning (i.e. 'insult of sorts'). I'm not sure what the English equivalent would be though. Maybe the closest equivalent would probably be the B word, but the cultural scope of 'mgbeke', as a derogatory slang, gets lost in translation if you translate it over as the B word. Anyway, I have no idea how it started (though I do have a postulate) and which communities the derogatory usage sprang from (it just stands to reason that it developed from one or more communities in the Igbo region). Nonetheless, it spread and is an actual slang now. Most likely, the slang meaning is relatively new, but I have no way of being certain. |
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