basille:
Fellow nairalanders, what's the essence of an English name? I know some Nigerians do bear one or two 'English' names and also most Nigerian parents do give their children 'English' names but do their foreign counterparts do the same?
I haven't seen a brit or American ( with no ties whatsoever to Nigeria) bearing an igbo, hausa, or yoruba name.

What's your say?

Hi
...@post, during the Junior FIFA World Cup in Nigeria some 5 or 6 years ago, I worked at the stadium
One day, in a meeting with the Turkey team...they realised that almost everyone on our side had an English name...eg Rose except for a few including yours truly

They were so confused and wondered why we would have oyibo names.
I was embarrassed...

But I excuse the parents and grand parents that we had.....on contact with the oyibo, they embraced their culture (as it was taught them)
...one of the results was baptism and English names

Nowadays, however is where i have a problem, cos we all know better now I am sure
There is no justification for doing so now...none at all
But naming has gone nuclear, and we now have Dylan, Chelsea, etc....more and more oyibo names...beyond the names of the saints of religions
A tad embarrassing for me...and reflects the Lifecourse theory in Cultural studies...sad

But then, these are my views
One is allowed to name her child Siobhaen or anything he likes
Just that,

(Our names are even nicer, and resonate better within the soul)
Oh well