Are names really fashions too? Names reign and then they go, there was a time Ngozi, Ijeoma, Ade, salimo, Nseobong, Uchenna, Ejiro, seun etc were on d lips of every one, they are rare now!

New names come up now and then, for the igbos names like Kamsiyochukwu,- kamsy, chiziterem-chizzy and d likes are in vogue, which names are common in ur language? And what is d meaning?

Aima
Oje
Oise
Omo
Efe
Nosen
Oba

Meaning? I DUNNO! I dun speak the gaddem language!
No h-apologies!

alingo aliona
idowuogbo
omiobo

.. thats all

scipher: alingo aliona
idowuogbo
omiobo

.. thats all

chidera odego short cut oderaa

Oluwadarsimi, oluwashinaayomi, oluwapamilerin, olashubomi,

wuwenrang - what went wrong!

Efe
uwa
nosa
eseosa
etinosa
iyobosa
uyi
osaro
ame

I prefer the more uncommon names like Korede and tunji etc... Not gonna mention all the names i have down, before people resurrect them.

ItsModella: Chioma
Chika
Chinenye
Chinyere

its not true nah, dose were 80's. Wch baby now has chinenye n chinyere?

Chimamanda ....short form, Amanda!

Woman: doctor i need birth cöntrol pills.
Doc: how many kids do you have.
Woman: 10 boys
Doc: what are their names?
Woman: David, David, David, David, David, David, David, David, David, David.
Doc: wow, how do you cope when you want to call one of them?
Woman: i simply use their surname

drogba, fabregas, Goodluck,Jonathan Messi...
Sincerely!!

Vikin: Chimamanda ....short form, Amanda!

Make Ngozi Adichie catch you...she said nobody should call her Amanda cos it's not the short form of her name.

well in my village it is like this: 軍醫洧
奇妙の
ぬ岢噯啯
潵咑
貮瀙
ぬ榊奇

Chidumebi - dumebi
Chukwudum - dudum
Chimebuka - buka
Chigozirim - gozirm
Chukwusinangebi - ngebi
Chimamanda - amanda

Afam4eva:
Make Ngozi Adichie catch you...she said nobody should call her Amanda cos it's not the short form of her name.

That name is booked by me, even you, resist from it!

I don't even know d woman btw!

Chioma

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Vikin: Chimamanda ....short form, Amanda!

Lol..
Una dey use style bear oyibo name

A friend named her child Mojojoluwa and calls him Jojo
....so she can defend it as a traditional name8)

slimyem: Lol..
Una dey use style bear oyibo name

A friend named her child Mojojoluwa and calls him Jojo
....so peeps won't say its not a traditional name8)

It's just a short form that would be easier to pronounce for non Igbo speaker. I wouldn't like anyone killing my traditional name by the way they pronounce it!

Oluwapamilerin
Dammy (short form of Damilola)
Oyinkansola

Ebamma
Mymama
Mypapa
Garri Mma
Ekamma

Vikin:

It's just a short form that would be easier to pronounce for non Igbo speaker. I wouldn't like anyone killing my traditional name by the way they pronounce it!

It's of no use if your supposed Igbo name doesn't sound Igbo. We bear Igbo names to promote our language too.

Nnemesit literally meaning 'sweet heart'.

atutupuyoyo

slimyem: Lol..
Una dey use style bear oyibo name

A friend named her child Mojojoluwa and calls him Jojo
....so she can defend it as a traditional name8)

hmmm let people not start calling her Mojo instead of the intended Jojo as short form....

Why can mods do their work at that phool some posts above?