Both.

If you are a man and you open your eyes to marry a woman who will be arguing with you whose right it is to name your own child, you are a complete mugu.

5minsmadness:
If you are a man and you open your eyes to marry a woman who will be arguing with you whose right it is to name your own child, you are a complete mugu.

Do you need to argue? Name your child it is your right whether father or mother.

We are from different tribes. We agreed to name our babies this way. 1st child,, he names, 2nd child i name, like that. As in, i will give 2nd child my native names. And that is what he/she will be called in school, no other names.

He agreed wen we werent married, now, his tone has changed. He said you that cant really speak ur language, the name must have good meaning, if not, bla bla. I just told him, na name wen mama call pikin dey stand. I will be d one to register him at school, i will use d name i choose to.

[quote author=5minsmadness post=27389050]If you are a man and you open your eyes to marry a woman who will be arguing with you whose right it is to name your own child, you are a complete mugu.[/quote

Did you say your ow in child?? Wey you born abi? Shey u felt labour pains?? What makes you have total ownership. of a child?? It was a joint venture!! The mother had a part to play too.
Please change this mindset

BreezyRita:

Did you say your ow in child?? Wey you born abi? Shey u felt labour pains?? What makes you have total ownership. of a child?? It was a joint venture!! The mother had a part to play too.
Please change this mindset

I don talk my own. Men nowadays are such pussies its sickening. You can call the child any name you want but at the end of the day its what I say is his name that he will be called! if you no like am abeg no collect bride price!

soonest:
Give it to the fathers,it's their prerogative. However, the mother can name the child as well. I name mine because if I wait for my husband,the child will be 2yrs old without a name.

Funny you lolzzz

Am expecting my first baby and I have been thinking about the same. I already have names in heart,only pray my over sabi mother inlaw doesn't interrupt it with those heavy weighing Edo names. can't even pronounce my husband native name well,I can't risk that with my baby

Juzzybabe:
Am expecting my first baby and I have been thinking about the same. I already have names in heart,only pray my over sabi mother inlaw doesn't interrupt it with those heavy weighing Edo names. can't even pronounce my husband native name well,I can't risk that with my baby

rezzy:
We are from different tribes. We agreed to name our babies this way. 1st child,, he names, 2nd child i name, like that. As in, i will give 2nd child my native names. And that is what he/she will be called in school, no other names.

He agreed wen we werent married, now, his tone has changed. He said you that cant really speak ur language, the name must have good meaning, if not, bla bla. I just told him, na name wen mama call pikin dey stand. I will be d one to register him at school, i will use d name i choose to.

Una wan start kata kata be that.

This is not a competition or power tussle, they can both decide and agree depending on the level of understanding between them, but it is the mans prerogative anyway.