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Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by nengibo: 1:25pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
What of Tamara, Americans bear it too |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by mekysmart123: 1:41pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Depressed101:Only one man bears Rotimi, and he is the former governor of Rivers State, a name he took as a nick name because of his love for Rotimi Williams... |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by JustCruise(m): 1:51pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
[quote author=nengibo post=97495946]What of Tamara, Americans bear it too Don't know about Tamara but Amara is Igbo for Grace. |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by nengibo: 2:05pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
[quote author=JustCruise post=97496514][/quote] Ok, I'm talking about Tamara an Ijaw name for God, and also answered by non Nigerians https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by nettpen: 5:36pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Name like Omawunmi |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by iaamxavier(m): 5:58pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
nettpen: LOL I use to think it was a yoruba name but knowing it is a warri name Well they share the same ancestry btw 1 Like |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by iaamxavier(m): 5:59pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
I used to think Kenneth is an igbo name |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Kinematics: 6:10pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
[quote author=JustCruise post=97496514][/quote] He is referring to Tamara a common Ijaw name. |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Sammy07: 6:24pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
iaamxavier:Itshekiri people. the Yoruba version is Omowumi 1 Like |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Nickshrapnel: 6:27pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
What is the origin of names like Boniface? |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Sammy07: 6:29pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Nickshrapnel: Boniface should have Greek or Latin origin. Its not Nigeria sha |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Afamed: 6:35pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
tobechi74:It both comes from Yoruba and Igbo. The Yoruba is Babajide While the Igbo is Jideofor |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Emyzoloye5(m): 7:21pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Yemisi has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by temblor1(m): 7:25pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Depressed101:Abeg.... Rotimi na Igbo or Yoruba name. Slave trade no be beans |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by ejanla077: 8:16pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Depressed101: From the write up it shows u re unenlightened |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Kinematics: 8:25pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Nickshrapnel: Anglo-Saxon. Very common name in Riverine areas of Rivers and Bayelsa. |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by rtdCivilservant: 8:57pm On Dec 28, 2020 |
Nickshrapnel:Boniface has its origin from a man that has a bonny face(that is a funny face), so in order to simplify the name they chose to call him 'Boniface'. |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by udomma1005(m): 2:09am On Dec 29, 2020 |
ahnie:How about Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State? |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Praxis758: 2:44am On Dec 29, 2020 |
Yemisi has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning Good to know that Yemisi has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning. Pls what is the Igbo meaning of Yemisi? Thanks. |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by Praxis758: 2:45am On Dec 29, 2020 |
Nickshrapnel: Boniface is latin name that means 'does/worker of good' |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by 217seventeen: 6:37am On Dec 29, 2020 |
[s] Afamed:[/s] |
Re: Some Names That Have Always Confused Me About Their Origin by urbobo20(m): 6:51am On Dec 29, 2020 |
the nane rotimi = oluwaduromtimi GOD stand with me (yoruba) the other for are emomoti and ebikatimi this two are ijaw in urhobo we have tega and not ortega or otega |
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