It happens almost in every home. What's important is the name on his birth certificate.

ceejay80s:

Point of correction, my son's first name is Jeremy

As you please hommie. He's your son. It's just odd that the colonial mentality our grandparents had is finding resurgence in us. I see your moniker is Ceejay80 suggesting that you are Chijioke probably born in the 80s. I bet your parents were born in the fifties and their parents gave them foreign names. Colonial times. 70 years plus down the line we go back the route of our grandparents. Back into colonial time behavior.
But I agree it's absolutely your right and your choice to name your son whatever you choose to name him

No problem here, even as an adult my grandma has different name for all her kids and grandkids.. my parents has names for my kids too, I really don't see anything there.

Are u sure u are the father? Because,if they could call ur own son another name,they probably don't recognise u as the father.

Buddha3:


My brother, I'm very weak.

I opened this thread solely because of boredom cause I suspected it was going to annoy me, and that turned out to be the case. This OP is either immature or a colossal idiot. And e no fit better for the mod wey move this nonsense to front page!

My son's name is Cedric, but his maternal grandmother prefers to call him Joseph even after naming him "Adopisa".

Please, why is this supposed to be an issue? Are you people not mad like this in this new generation?!

@bold:

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Waffarianman:



It's easy except you don't wanna man up and take the bull🐂 by it's horn. same shit happened to me some time back and I changed the narrative that's all. I told my wife that her parents to stop the names they called my son's maybe she's afraid to tell them then I personally told my father in-law to stop the name he called my kids he stated quoting laws I just kukuma free ahm... I just tell him to his face that my kids are not coming holiday at his house again he fear till today I warn my wife not to take my kids to her parents place. It's like 5yrs now my kids never visit there let's see how you call my kids different name.. just man up bro you'll defeat them it's easy..... I be full blood warri I don't take rubbish that's all

Commander-in-Chief, well done o!

Some women dey marry o!

bukatyne:


Commander-in-Chief, well done o!

Some women dey marry o!

Ok

bukatyne:


Commander-in-Chief, well done o!

Some women dey marry o!

Konsign u bro every mallam wit em Ak 47

pek:
What's special about Daniel?

I when I said special, I mean their on Prefered names. You children of now a days, like chasing clout. Are you telling me that if you have a son and your parents preferred to call him the names you didn't give him, you will stop your parents from visiting you nor taking your child to your parents place as you guys have been advicing this dude?

ceejay80s:
Your case no easy oo
There are some inlaws like that, it almost happened to me, I named my son Jeremy and they tried to change it to Jeremiah, I no waste time hala that his name is Jeremy and not Jeremiah, abeg na my pikin, una don give una pikin their names, just leave mine for me, if una no fit call am Jeremy, make una use sign language call am

Hahahahah Sign language

Ndipe:
Why is your moniker "Elliot . . ."? Practice what you preach.

That's my business technique invented by Mr. Elliot which I learnt and found very useful.

You can seek knowledge from anywhere that doesn't mean there's nothing useful to be learnt from you too.

Mr. Elliot used his name to invent what unborn generations would remember him, his race and his name for; what are you doing to immortalise your native name? Are you happy to immortalise Daniel and Charles?

Odidigboigbo:
I when I said special, I mean their on Prefered names. [b]You children of now a days, [/b]like chasing clout. Are you telling me that if you have a son and your parents preferred to call him the names you didn't give him, you will stop your parents from visiting you nor taking your child to your parents place as you guys have been advicing this dude?

See how stupid you sound with the bolded? I asked a simple question of what makes Daniel a special name as you alluded. Instead of answering the question, you decided to ridicule yourself with the bolded. It didn't cross your fickle mind that i may be old enough to be your father!

HellVictorinho6:
stop using english, werey .

Learn English, Hindu, Dutch etc; your number one identity is your name.

Odidigboigbo:
I when I said special, I mean their on Prefered preferred names. You children of now a days nowadays, like chasing clout. Are you telling me that if you have had a son and your parents preferred to call him the names you didn't give him, you will stop your parents from visiting you nor taking your child to your parents place as you guys have been advicing this dude?

And FYI, nowhere did I advocate for such. A simple question of what makes Daniel a special name brought out the puerileness you.

ceejay80s:
Your case no easy oo
There are some inlaws like that, it almost happened to me, I named my son Jeremy and they tried to change it to Jeremiah, I no waste time hala that his name is Jeremy and not Jeremiah, abeg na my pikin, una don give una pikin their names, just leave mine for me, if una no fit call am Jeremy, make una use sign language call am

Na the solution just be this, na to shine your eye for them if not dem nor go respect your decision.

tonicyril:
I named my daughter Shekemi, every other person around are calling her Shindara...lobatan, what should I do, how many people do I correct?? Who knows maybe that is the name the child want himself/herself??

It's only what you allow that will continue..

Much ado about nothing. Jeremy is the anglicised version of Jeremiah. Just like Steve and Stephen. No big deal and by the way why are you so enamored with foreign names.

joeargy:
Hi everyone, I will appreciate ur advice...

My son is 2yrs old , when he was born I and my wife named him Charles but my wife's mother and father can't stop calling him Daniel, when ever my son is at their place for holidays or visits, they call him Daniel and all their neighbors and friends now call my son Daniel.

I remembered I told my wife about it and her mother heard and felt bad, he is my son and not theirs, I understand grandparents give their grand children names too, I have a name from my grandparents but they call me by the one my parents gave me...

What do I do house?

airsaylongcome:


As you please hommie. He's your son. It's just odd that the colonial mentality our grandparents had is finding resurgence in us. I see your moniker is Ceejay80 suggesting that you are Chijioke probably born in the 80s. I bet your parents were born in the fifties and their parents gave them foreign names. Colonial times. 70 years plus down the line we go back the route of our grandparents. Back into colonial time behavior.
But I agree it's absolutely your right and your choice to name your son whatever you choose to name him

My son's name is Munachi or munachimso and I either call him Munachi or jeremy, I was born in the 70s not 80s, the 80s sweet for mouth pass 70s, that's why i chose 80s

I am really shocked by many comments here. My late dad called our last born son Tim(Timothy) till his demise despite that my brother in law gave him Joshua as his Hebrew name. My dad said the boy is a replica of his brother who went by that name too. My brother in law had no issues with it at all and he even called him that name too in my Dad's presence as a mark of respect.
The funny thing is this OP is oblivious
that Jeremy is the anglicised version of Jeremiah just like Steve and Stephen or even Jack and John.

bukatyne:


Commander-in-Chief, well done o!

Some women dey marry o!

My own son, my brother calls him a different name, my mom calls him a different name, me call him a different name. Thank God in my own case, we live very far apart.

pek:
See how stupid you sound with the bolded? I asked a simple question of what makes Daniel a special name as you alluded. Instead of answering the question, you decided to ridicule yourself with the bolded. It didn't cross your fickle mind that i may be old enough to be your father!

what made you think you are old enough to be my father? Old man that think like a 7 years old child, you would have known what special means in this context, not interpreting its literal meaning only.

Had same challenge too. All I did was I make sure, I put the name I want on all her things. And I told the mother,no other names except the ones we named her should be on her books and things.
That's all. They will still call their own preferred names mainly when you ain't with them.

Elliotwaveforec:
Mumu people bearing slave names and they're proud of it. What happens to Chukwudi, Adeola, Oghene or Danjuma? Black man sha.

You wan kill yourself on top won another person choose to call him pikin. You worse pass the person you dey try shame. Live your life make others live their own.

I hope the OP will not regret his action bringing up this discussion because some comments here can scatter his home.

GboyegaD:


You wan kill yourself on top won another person choose to call him pikin. You worse pass the person you dey try shame. Live your life make others live their own.

I no kill myself oga! If you wan kill yourself, find rope o.

Elliotwaveforec:

Learn English, Hindu, Dutch etc; your number one identity is your name.

am hell victorinho

joeargy:

The problem is he is answering that name, we live close to them hence the frequent visits...if u call him Daniel, he will say ehh!!

GEEBITE:
I am really shocked by many comments here. My late dad called our last born son Tim(Timothy) till his demise despite that my brother in law gave him Joshua as his Hebrew name. My dad said the boy is a replica of his brother who went by that name too. My brother in law had no issues with it at all and he even called him that name too in my Dad's presence as a mark of respect.
The funny thing is this OP is oblivious
that Jeremy is the anglicised version of Jeremiah just like Steve and Stephen or even Jack and John.

Na wa for what peeps choose to 'fight' on.

MrDoGood:


Facebook has been a platform for fake life and anything fake almost since the beginning. Then IG took over.
NL is gradually crawling towards that direction.
You can't say same for Twitter. You will receive it hot.

That's how about 4 different Twitter account posted same breakfast one time.

Someone screenshot all 4 and tag them if they're living in the same house?

No do fake life for Twitter. Else you go wound yourself

Yes o , you can't do fake life on Twitter, NL is already here with fake life.

joeargy:
Hi everyone, I will appreciate ur advice...

My son is 2yrs old , when he was born I and my wife named him Charles but my wife's mother and father can't stop calling him Daniel, when ever my son is at their place for holidays or visits, they call him Daniel and all their neighbors and friends now call my son Daniel.

I remembered I told my wife about it and her mother heard and felt bad, he is my son and not theirs, I understand grandparents give their grand children names too, I have a name from my grandparents but they call me by the one my parents gave me...

What do I do house?

Do a DNA test for the baby. Maybe they know the real father of the child.

If you confirm the baby is actually yours then you should allow the grandparents call the child whatever they want.

You should be happy they love him the way they do.

Confirm via DNA test first though.

joeargy:
Hi everyone, I will appreciate ur advice...

My son is 2yrs old , when he was born I and my wife named him Charles but my wife's mother and father can't stop calling him Daniel, when ever my son is at their place for holidays or visits, they call him Daniel and all their neighbors and friends now call my son Daniel.

I remembered I told my wife about it and her mother heard and felt bad, he is my son and not theirs, I understand grandparents give their grand children names too, I have a name from my grandparents but they call me by the one my parents gave me...

What do I do house?

Bro no big deal like that, when he goes to visit his grand parents they can call him Daniel. When he comes back to you, call him Charles. After all Charles is in his birth certificate.

The name people call me today was given to me by aunt (she named me after her favorite American actress)My dad also call me the name. No biggie

Why are you troubling yourself? What do you have on his birth certificate? Who enroll him in school, and what name is he called in school? How many days does he spends in their place?. I have a similar case actually but I'm not bothered. Whenever they call my daughter their given name,she will tell them that's not my name.

joeargy:
Hi everyone, I will appreciate ur advice...

My son is 2yrs old , when he was born I and my wife named him Charles but my wife's mother and father can't stop calling him Daniel, when ever my son is at their place for holidays or visits, they call him Daniel and all their neighbors and friends now call my son Daniel.

I remembered I told my wife about it and her mother heard and felt bad, he is my son and not theirs, I understand grandparents give their grand children names too, I have a name from my grandparents but they call me by the one my parents gave me...

What do I do house?