joymary7: Well ‎ i named my baby according to the circumstances surrounding his birth. ‎ i gave birth via C-section so ‎ i named him EKELEDILICHUKWU, my mum named him CHIMDIEBERE because he forgave our sins and blessed M̶̲̥̅Ε̲̣̣̣̥ wit the fruit of the womb after marriage, my husband named him CHIBUEZE because God is truely king, then his baptism and english name is RAPHAEL because ‎ i want him to b a̶̲̥̅̊ doctor like the angel RAPHAEL. So names re given according to birth circumstances

coldgate: I gAve my daughter seven names because the names carry a lot of meaning. The meaning of her names include praise for God, my aspirations for d child and circumstances of the child's birth. Also, she is both yoruba and Ninzo. She has names from both tribes.

aadetoyin: I have 14 names and I know everyone of dem cos wen those people that gave the names came visitin they will call those names.
I have those names cos my mum had delay, my sister is 14 yrs older than I am so I guess the load of names was as a result of excitement that she finally had another kid.
And yes yoruba people do it more cos all the granparents already have names in mind once u are pregnant.
My hubby and I have already chosen like 6 names for our children and I aint even pregnant yet so I tink Yoruba peeps just have a tin 4 names
*wink*

Clemzy16: Wow! This is the first time i'm hearing that people usually have more than three names. 14 names, What for?! I think It's high-time they start checking the mentality of parents. No matter the circumstances surrounding the birth of a child i don't see any reason why the child should have more that two or three names.

it was few minutes to d naming ceremony when my mother called and say "u never ask me 4 d names to give d baby" and i said, is it necessary? She said "ye! mo gbe"meaning "im in trouble"

Siena: I don't know about others, but myself, my wife, my brothers and sister have just two names each. My children also have two names each.

joymary7: Well ‎​i named my baby according to the circumstances surrounding his birth. ‎​i gave birth via C-section so ‎​i named him EKELEDILICHUKWU, my mum named him CHIMDIEBERE because he forgave our sins and blessed M̶̲̥̅Ε̲̣̣̣̥ wit the fruit of the womb after marriage, my husband named him CHIBUEZE because God is truely king, then his baptism and english name is RAPHAEL because ‎​i want him to b a̶̲̥̅̊ doctor like the angel RAPHAEL. So names re given according to birth circumstances

Adeniyi A.:
IF GIVIN OF NAMES IS BORNE OUT d CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE BIRTH,WHAT EXACTLY ARE D AIMS OR WILL DT PROLONG D LIFE OF D CHILD?
yoruba bliv so mch in idols

edelweiss: its not a crime to have more Dan 2, have u heard of any case it was harmful to d child? Am from cross river state and I have 6 names,3 that came with my position in d family and d day I was born. Am adiha adiaha 2. Adiaha inag (meaning ; the 1st daugta of a 1st daugta, 2.adiaha inag meaning my great grand, my grand ma and my ma then me are first daughtas) those 2 cam wit my birth position and Bose cos most of my family members are familiar with d west so bin born on a sun gave me Bose, that's 3! My baptismal name 4 then middle name from both parent that's six. I use 3, baptismal, my dad's middle name given 2 me and my dad's surname. I know all my names.

edelweiss: its not a crime to have more Dan 2, have u heard of any case it was harmful to d child? Am from cross river state and I have 6 names,3 that came with my position in d family and d day I was born. Am adiha adiaha 2. Adiaha inag (meaning ; the 1st daugta of a 1st daugta, 2.adiaha inag meaning my great grand, my grand ma and my ma then me are first daughtas) those 2 cam wit my birth position and Bose cos most of my family members are familiar with d west so bin born on a sun gave me Bose, that's 3! My baptismal name 4 then middle name from both parent that's six. I use 3, baptismal, my dad's middle name given 2 me and my dad's surname. I know all my names.

joymary7: Well ‎​i named my baby according to the circumstances surrounding his birth. ‎​i gave birth via C-section so ‎​i named him EKELEDILICHUKWU, my mum named him CHIMDIEBERE because he forgave our sins and blessed M̶̲̥̅Ε̲̣̣̣̥ wit the fruit of the womb after marriage, my husband named him CHIBUEZE because God is truely king, then his baptism and english name is RAPHAEL because ‎​i want him to b a̶̲̥̅̊ doctor like the angel RAPHAEL. So names re given according to birth circumstances

omobademola: I am given 2 name @ birth. Bt when i grown up, i gave myself many good names according to inspiration i receive. Now i has more than 12 names

omobademola: I am given 2 name @ birth. Bt when i grown up, i gave myself many good names according to inspiration i receive. Now i has more than 12 names

Czar-Chris:
@Adeniyi A
1st of all, am not yoruba, am a complete hardcore Igboman. Secondly, the circumstances makes this so. My dad called me Iheukwumere(a great thing has happend), Obinnaya(d fathers heart), My mum calls me chidiebere(God is merciful), chiedozie(G od has kept him), ugochukwu(Gods glory), onyekachi(who is greater than God). I've not even written that of grandparents from both sides o, uncles and aunties, kindred elders, family friends. This generated something funny not so long ago from an uncle who lives in the uk, i was out with friends in armstardam, i heard someone shouting Mbadiwe! Mbadiwe!! I was like whose answering that name here? Then I looking around to see the person with such deep Igbo name only to see my uncle running towards me. So dude, it has nothing to do with idolatry as such, its just excitment that causes it thats all.