I don't know if this is frequent in other parts of Nigeria, but where i grew up I had at least once heard of Monday, Tuesday and company until Sunday.

Do Parents lack fantasy or have these names got a significant meaning?

lets see. . .
i know a cple of mondays
sundays also
fridays, i think thats abt it its a calabar/akwa ibom thing for most parts

netotse:

lets see. . .
i know a cple of mondays
sundays also
fridays, i think thats abt it its a calabar/akwa ibom thing for most parts

I grew up in Iruekpen and you could never know if they were talking about somebody or a day of the week.

Ever met or heard of someone called like a month?

I know about Augustine, June, May, but there might be others.

I know a Sunday.

**I think May and June are beautiful names.~~**

My name AFFI means Friday in Ghana!!

SeanT21:

**I think May and June are beautiful names.~~**

My name AFFI means Friday in Ghana!!

Ghana. Akos means sunday if I don't err. They also have the tradition of calling people like days of the week!

ibkaye:

I know a Sunday.

Bosede

ibkaye:

I know a Sunday.

Your former houseboy who gave you your first kiss abi?

Months of the year I've come across as people's names:

Month: January.
Name: Jan (a unisex name, sometimes short for feminine Janice / Janet).

Month: March.
Name: March (a masculine first or surname).

Month: April.
Name: April (a feminine name).

Month: May.
Name: May (a feminine name).

Month: June.
Name: June (a feminine name).

Month: July.
Name: Juli (a feminine name) Julie (a feminine name) Juliet (a feminine name).

Month: August.
Name: August (a masculine first or surname) Augustine (a masculine first name) Augusta (a feminine name).

DeltaVAG^TM

I know a family whose entire names where from the days of the week and the months of the year.

Dad: Uncle May

Mum: Aunty Augusta

Elder Daughter- June

Second child : Monday

Third Child: May

Last Child : Sunday

I have never heard of people bearing Wednesday before oh

MrCrackles:

Your former houseboy who gave you your first kiss abi?

Sharrrrrraaaaaaap

mukina2:

I know a family whose entire names where from the days of the week and the months of the year.

Dad: Uncle May

Mum: Aunty Augusta

Elder Daughter- June

Second child : Monday

Third Child: May

Last Child : Sunday

ahn ahn Mukinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, take it easy on the lies now

@ topic

Monday in Yoruba is normally refered to as "Ojo Aje", I really can't describe the meaning in Yoruba but it's a positive one. Maybe that's why ?

ibkaye:

Sharrrrrraaaaaaap

The truth is bitter!

i once read late Pastor Idahosa named his son Feb. Maybe Feburary

names after months are more cute than weekdays.

Janice

Febby

March

April

May

Junine

Julie

Augusta

Sept

Octoba or Octez

Nova

Deccy

For igbos,its the native weekday names like Nwaeke,Nwankwo,Nwaorie and Nwafor prolly cos the child was born on such days.
Monday,Tuesday etc as names i find that amusing.

chamotex:

ahn ahn Mukinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, take it easy on the lies now

@ topic

Monday in Yoruba is normally refered to as "Ojo Aje", I really can't describe the meaning in Yoruba but it's a positive one. Maybe that's why ?

hahahaha its true na its not a lie. we had a song for them

I forgot this Ecomog soldier near us then in Freetown was called Friday

Ify, orie, eke, etc are market days that's what i know

again, i thot those are market days and child born on those market days are named such. am i correct?

Sunday

Thursday in yooba. . . .'Ojobo' used to knw a gurl called 'Franca Ojobo' she ain yooba tho

Friday

The commonest are Friday, Sunday and Monday.
and I think all southerners are guilty of those silly names.
Igbos even have NwanyiSunday for girls meaning (Sunday woman)
I hate those names.
Rivers state people bear  Tuesday, Wednesday, January (Jenuwari)
June, April and May for girls is kinda ok.

In hausa Talatu means Tuesday(mostly for women)

Litini means monday(unisex)

JUmai means friday(jumaa)- for ladies too

Laraba means wednesday(for women)

Asabe(asaba) means saturday (for women too)

Ladidi(lahadi) means sunday( for women too)

Alamis means thursay( for men only)

Most tyms to signify wht day exactly the baby came.