thorpido:
It's a male name.You can find feminine names that also mean beauty for your daughter.
Why do you want controversy for her in the future?

Not a guarantee of controversy, given a lot of respondents are quite unfamiliar with it, and if it was a source of controversy...so what?

Having a slightly unusual name makes people sit up and take notice, speaking from personal experience.

Having a more masculine name on a girl is also subtly steering her away from olosho culture that is so prevalent. The name Aluko acknowledges her beauty, without making a commodity of it.

How can Aluko mean beauty when it's a male name?

Just name the child beauty if looks are so important to you.

If at all it refers to beauty, then it's the beauty of the bird itself, since many birds have very beautiful plumage.

Beosten:


Aluko is her father's name from your example.

I want it as my daughter's middle name.

Never! Better give your daughter a name she'd love when she grows up... When there are names like fifunmi, fifehanmi, Afunmi, you now want to give her "Aluko" ... You better don't let her hate you ...

nlPoster:
How can Aluko mean beauty when it's a male name?

Just name the child beauty if looks are so important to you.

If at all it refers to beauty, then it's the beauty of the bird itself, since many birds have very beautiful plumage.

There is a saying in Yoruba land that goes thus 'Aluko bi o k'osun, obinrin o se oge. That sentence is deep.

You can change Aluko to something else, just modify the letters.

eg Ahluko, Alurkho, Akoh, Aiko, Raluko, Ulko

Beosten:


There is a saying in Yoruba land that goes thus 'Aluko bi o k'osun, obinrin o se oge. That sentence is deep.

You're misreading the proverb.

That's like naming your child tiro (mascara) because it's a beauty product.

NiCurious:


Not a guarantee of controversy, given a lot of respondents are quite unfamiliar with it, and if it was a source of controversy...so what?

Having a slightly unusual name makes people sit up and take notice, speaking from personal experience.

Having a more masculine name on a girl is also subtly steering her away from olosho culture that is so prevalent. The name Aluko acknowledges her beauty, without making a commodity of it.

The best I have read on this thread so far. Bearing unusual name makes people take note of one's presence.

Beosten:


The best I have read on this thread so far. Bearing unusual name makes people take note of one's presence.

Yes, but they might also be wondering what were the parents' issues.

I had typed a long epistle describing my situation but changed my mind..

If you so much like the name, then give her this name and another powerful feminine yoruba name. All names appear in her birth certificate..

That way she can answer another yoruba name and not change her name to an English one in the future...

You can name your daughter ''Arike'', a Yoruba name too, sounds beautiful, very feminine, it means pleasing to the observer, one to care for and love.

lx3as:

Head, Leader, General, President.

Oh, thank you lx3as!

nlPoster:


I dont know if you're Yoruba but ile lan nwo ka to somoloruko, which is to say traditionally you give your child a name based on your background or family environment.


If you're not in tune with your roots then you could give a child any name, but as someone guessed, are you planning for your daughter to identify as a different gender?

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