Nigeria. What is the meaning? Could their be any better name for her?

nairaland

i think commoland would be nice from the word commosion ..

To many commosion in this country

Songhai?

PDP

Nigeria mean Niger Area. The land discovered around the river Niger.. A name given to her by Mrs Luggard.

I dont see any wrong in the name. Its cool
Except u want to change it from Federal Republic of Nigeria to Divided States of Nigeria (DSN).

where did the name Niger come from

Niger stands for the River Niger.

My own name suggestion is Abujaland since that's where the seat of power now lies!

yes, but river niger, is that an african name?

obong, you don't know about the great river Niger. Oh no!


The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending over 2500 miles (about 4000 km). It runs in a crescent through Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin and Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Oil Rivers, into the Gulf of Guinea. The Niger is the third longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River (also known as the Zaïre River). Its main tributary is the Benue River.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_River

obong:

Songhai?

r u always this funny? haha, Lizzy like.

The name change i'd give Nigeria is a sweet name like Bahama, puetorico.

Okay Nigeria should be, WAZOBIA.

wanna know more ooooooooooooooooo

Thanks seun, but that doesnt really answer it. You know the word africa itself isnt an african word. I imagine niger comes from a european word, though i read somewhere that it is arabic

The name Nigeria is very cool, so, why rename it.

United States of Nigeria

There is other name that can be as sweet as this : Nigeria is very pleasant and sweet to pronounce.
I love my country, a land of fame and opportunities.

We can call it Democratic Republic of Nigeria (DRN)

How united r we? It should be Divided States of Nigeria

DSN

obong:

Thanks seun, but that doesnt really answer it. You know the word africa itself isnt an african word. I imagine niger comes from a european word, though i read somewhere that it is arabic

Africa comes from Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. The Roman general that first brought what is today North Africa under Roman control. He was the man who defeated Hannibal...
Niger comes from the Latin word niger meaning black, incidentally the same root word that nigger comes from...

figured as much. I was going to say africa comes from a roman word, but since roman wasnt a language i assume its italian.

Etymology

The name of the river Niger probably derives from the Latin or Portuguese word for "black", niger; another theory suggests that it comes from the Tuareg language gher n gheren = "river of rivers", The West African nations of Nigeria and Niger are named after the river. Its inhabitants have a variety of names for it depending on language, notably Joliba (in Manding) and Isa Ber ("big river", in Songhay).

The middle and lower course of the Niger was also known as Quorra.

rename nigeria?

reminds of tinubu's first term when he went around renaming streets, estates and even the lagos state anti-robbery squad; no prizes for guessing that the streets are in even worse conditions and that the police are even more pathetic...

I guess nigeria is a fine name. We just need to add value to it

I think it should be left as Nigeria. There's nothing wrong with Nigeria besides the fact that it was made up by a colonialist. I like the name WAZOBIA though, even though I wouldn't adopt it as the official name it should be the unofficial name of Nigeria. It could be used to promote tourism, can you imagine a commercial advertising Nigeria as a haven for blacks to live and do business and using that name? That would be nice. Nigeria should be the official name and Wazobia should be the tourism name. My 2 Cents.

Nigeria forever. Nothing should be changed.

Consider things happening in nigeria. Who wouldn't want to call it GHETTO

I cant stop laughing here.U guys are wondeful!

"PDP" has a nice ring to it!

N I G E R I A

Chxta:

Africa comes from Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.

Much more probable it's the other way round. It was Publius to take his name from Africa. Why? Because he fought there against the carthaginians and won.
Africa has to be a greek word, exactly like Europe and Asia. Many parts of Africa are named after the name the greeks gave them. For example, Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, Even Ethiopia. In fact, the local name for Ethiopia was Abyssinia.

I support that our constitution must be followed ,so as to avoid anarchy.
Every constitution is liable for amendment.
As such I am very rational in this issue.
As a way to contribute towards the sustainable developmet of our country Nigeria,Environmental Protection and Development Initiative EPDI seek to promote the empowerment of youthful Initiative ,creation ,invention and innovation for livelihood in asustainable environment.

Danoe

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