Why are people so worried of English and Christian names. How about Arabic and Islamic names such as:
Haruna
Lukman
Railwan.
Mustapha
Ibrahim
Taofeek,
Malik.Tajuden
Waheed
Rashid
Idris.
Yusuf, Falilat, Fatima, Aishat, Khadijat, etc.

Ngodigha:

Why are people so worried of English and Christian names. How about Arabic and Islamic names such as:
Haruna
Lukman
Railwan.
Mustapha
Ibrahim
Taofeek,
Malik.Tajuden
Waheed
Rashid
Idris.
Yusuf, Falilat, Fatima, Aishat, Khadijat, etc.

The same thing goes for Arabic names. They are foreign just like English and Hebrew names.

teemon:

Swear say you self no get English name now

My English name is James but i don't use it no more. My secondary school peeps know me by that name but i changed it immiedately i got out. I don't look "Jamesee" in any way.

Shamefully, bearing an English name these days is a sign of "wanting to belong", besides we are at an ear whereby adopting a foreigh name and western culture is the order of the day, even those bearing native names prefer to spell it using foreign connotations to it, eg DOLAPO is now spealy DORLARPOR. Its saddens me to the nigerian culture been eroded by what is now known as the "in thing", in the light of the above, its wise to say that in the next 10 years , the nigerian culture would fail to exist due to western influence

Builder:

Shamefully, bearing an English name these days is a sign of "wanting to belong", besides we are at an ear whereby adopting a foreigh name and western culture is the order of the day, even those bearing native names prefer to spell it using foreign connotations to it, eg DOLAPO is now spealy DORLARPOR. Its saddens me to the nigerian culture been eroded by what is now known as the "in thing", in the light of the above, its wise to say that in the next 10 years , the nigerian culture would fail to exist due to western influence

I agree with everything you wrote. Its really sad. I doubt there'll be any culture and tradition left in Nigeria in the next 20 years.

Hey, sorry for my grammartical disaster and spelling mistakes, i was just pissed hence the mistakes

I still say english names are not necessray.Have you ever seen a chinese man or an indian woman using an english name as FIRST NAME?

What an inane topic!
It is even more odious that someone's choice of name can be condemned by others. What business of you folks is it if someone decides to bear any name of his/her choosing? How does a native name make you  more Nigerian than someone with a name that foreign in origin?

If you want to be a better, more patriotic Nigerian, focus on paying your tax, obeying the law and seeking out opportunities to help your fellow man. Not to come on a public forum and try to bash others for their own choice of names.

Builder:

Hey, sorry for my grammartical disaster and spelling mistakes, i was just pissed hence the mistakes

You're 'pissed' because people who owe you no explanation have chosen to name their kids what they feel like and these same kids use the name without any issue?
I think the imbecility you and your ilk display is a far worse threat to Nigeria's future prosperity than anyone out there who chooses to call himself 'James'.

Intelligent people worry about hard facts like the fact that only about 50% of Nigerians pay their utility bills.
Imbeciles worry that someone else chooses to call himself James instead of Osahon.

Tochex101:

I still say english names are not necessray.Have you ever seen a chinese man or an indian woman using an english name as FIRST NAME?

Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee

Here's a tip buddy; Why don't YOU go out and have kids and then give them only native names because that's what YOU want and stop preaching to others. Ok?

texazzpete:

Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee.

These are their stage names and not their real names.

texazzpete, oi boi why u dey vex like dis. u dont have to reply to my lyrics bro, its a free world, i have my views so do u . besides why must u be offensive to prove a point, well, like i said its a free world

No we don't . . . .

But some Igbo name are very bad to pronounce. . . . sometimes if you register some igbo name's on Internet that when you see the PC or the Internet connection having problem.

can somebody tell me the meaning of this igbo name's

Ogaraku okoronkwo okija

@OP and the rest of you posters
Are you guys for real?
Can sombody define what they mean by ENGLISH NAME to me and if such exist plz?

afam4eva:

These are their stage names and not their real names.

Those are the names they answer to. They are known by those names all over the world. They chose those name for themselves.

Builder:

texazzpete, oi boi why u dey vex like dis. u dont have to reply to my lyrics bro, its a free world, i have my views so do u . besides why must u be offensive to prove a point, well, like i said its a free world

'It's a free world' yet you dey vex because people (whose lives are no concern of yours) made their own choice?

texazzpete:

Those are the names they answer to. They are known by those names all over the world. They chose those name for themselves.

NO you are dangerously wrong there, these are thier real name .

Im wating 4 sombody to define an English name to me ohhh lol we 9ja are very funny people, we some time dust our ignorance to the world without even knowing lol

erico2k2:

@OP  and the rest of you posters
 Are you guys for real?
Can sombody define what they mean by ENGLISH NAME to  me  and if such exist plz?

Leave them, they don't realize that they are already 25% of the way to being just like Boko Haram.

Someone tell me if there's any significant difference between these two statements

1. Western education is the source of our problems and corruption in Nigeria. it should be abolished! Forbidden! Haram! - Boko Haram

2. English names erode our culture! It must be abolished! Forbidden! Haram! - Builder, Tochex, Afam4eva

erico2k2:

NO you are dangerously wrong there, these are thier real name .

Bruce Lee's birth name was Lee Jun-Fan. I'm not wrong, sorry.

texazzpete:

Bruce Lee's birth name was Lee Jun-Fan. I'm not wrong, sorry.

I understand that, I do, but that dont mean its his stage name, its his real name in life ,he attained that name when he returned   back to the US and claimed his citezenship he changed his name to bruice lee then,that was when he was 18  and even b4 he knew he was going to B an actor.SO my friend you where %50 wrong  lol

I think the most fundamentally problem wey dey kill our people for Niaja and Africa na massive dose of inferiority complex! Even our president they suffer from it, that is why he went ahead and recognized the Libyan "rebels" to please the WEST, why black Africans and black Libyans are being slaughtered by these same rebels. Bring back likes of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Kwame Nkrumah, these are men who fought for Pan-Africanism with pride. Their names is a testament to that. Not "Good-luck Jonathan", "Mark David West", Haba, na when our eyes go open naaaaaaaa?

Ifecotag:

I think the most fundamentally problem wey dey kill our people for Niaja and Africa na massive dose of inferiority complex! Even our president they suffer from it, that is why he went ahead and recognized the Libyan "rebels" to please the WEST, why black Africans and black Libyans are being slaughtered by these same rebels. Bring back likes of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Kwame Nkrumah, these are men who fought for Pan-Africanism with pride. Their names is a testament to that. Not "Good-luck Jonathan", "Mark David West", Haba, na when our eyes go open naaaaaaaa?

Ok now you rant is over,calmly define the TERM ENGLISH name to me plzz

This is the more reason why we need a cultural revolution. On the whole, I think its inferiority complex or ignorance that makes people to bear foreign names - be it Arabic or christian. If our leaders have a bit of grey matter, we would have implemented core Africanism long ago. By the way, I don't have English names and my children and posterity wouldn't bear any.

dem_people:

This is the more reason why we need a cultural revolution. On the whole, I think its inferiority complex or ignorance that makes people to bear foreign names - be it Arabic or christian. If our leaders have a bit of grey matter, we would have implemented core Africanism long ago. By the way, I don't have English names and my children and posterity wouldn't bear any.

So in your opinion how would you define English or a forign name??

claremont:

On the contrary, our culture is our identity. Traditional/native names only form a minuscule part of what defines us as a people, there are a whole lot of other aspects of our culture that gives us our identity. In my opinion, I don't see how an African having an "English/German/French" name makes him less of an African than someone who has a native name. "African-ness" is NOT demonstrated by a name, neither is an African identified by his first name; it is his holistic culture that makes him/her an African.

I don't have an English name, both my names are 100% native; but I don't consider myself more "African" than another African who doesn't have a native name. We share a common identity.

I actually think it comes a long way when it comes to showing how proud we r of our native names, and not in makin us who we r. Ur right, but many peeps hide their native names cos they r ashamed of em, pushin em aside and valuing their "english names more".
Also I think english names r plain boring! I get tired hearing names like ashley and all, native names r usually more interesting and easy to remember!

we are failing to notice here that teh so called English names are actually called Christian names , and has got nothing to do with Englishnes,ie PETER as a name Existed long B4 anyword of English was spoken or written,so topic is unfounded

This issue has been over-flogged. . .most times when Nigerians use this names, they're tied to religion.
It is ignorant and inherently selfish to claim that using a name like Michael is to deprive a Nigerian of his identity.

If we talk about Nigerian identity, religion is a big part of it. And yes, accept it or not, Christianity is a big part of Nigerian Identity, that's why Pastor E.A Adeboye is the most influential Nigerian.

And let's then come back to it, why should my identity as an African any less prominent than yours because my name is James?

So I speak Yoruba, I live in Lagos, we watch the same NTA News, face the same issues, share the same Nigerian friends, eat the same type of food, have the same ceremonial rites for marriages, burials, birthdays, etc . . . but you're more Nigerian than I am because your name is Oluwaniyomitoriawonotalemisugbonwonrimimu??
The idea is hilarious, and a lil daft.

I guess Nelson Mandela is less South African because his name is not Mulabonda Mandela.

And isn't it hypocritical to see nothing wrong with the Hausa people naming themselves Mohammed and Fatima, but to start a WWIII because an Igbo guy is called James.

@OP

Some people give or bear names like "junior", "Eric", "Shelly", "Jessica", "Linda" without knowing what they mean. They even think it is trendy and wants their kids to belong. A famous African American once said "the white man knows you(African Americans/Africans) more than you know yourself".

During the Harlem Renaissance , Enlightened African Americans began to go back to their roots and started given their children African names like Kwame, Ashanti, Kanye, Adaeze and so on. Do some research. We need to stop this inferiority complex and educate our future generation in every facets of life to be proud of their heritage. The underlying truth is that, the white man tends to respect an African man that cherishes his culture than one who fakes himself to belong to the western world. Because, they know that we Africans have a very rich cultural heritage.

Has anyone heard of an operating system called "Ubuntu"? It is the 4th widely used system and growing fast. The project was initiated by a white South Africa that named it after a traditional African philosophy.

Ifecotag:

@OP

Some people give or bear names like "junior", "Eric", "Shelly", "Jessica", "Linda" without knowing what they mean. They even think it is trendy and wants their kids to belong. A famous African American once said "the white man knows you(African Americans/Africans) more than you know yourself".

During the Harlem Renaissance , Enlightened African Americans began to go back to their roots and started given their children African names like Kwame, Ashanti, Kanye, Adaeze and so on. Do some research. We need to stop this inferiority complex and educate our future generation in every facets of life to be proud of their heritage.  The underlying truth is that, the white man tends to respect an African man that cherishes his culture than one who fakes himself to belong to the western world. Because, they know that we Africans have a very rich cultural heritage.

Has anyone heard of an operating system called "Ubuntu"? It is the 4th widely used system and growing fast. The project was initiated by a white South Africa that named it after a traditional African philosophy.

All what you just said does not adress the question at hand,I said earlier that the names PETER AND PAUL existed way long B4  English was spoken or written even b4 our so call Africa was carved as a continent or even B4 your language came into existence so what are we talking about here, are these not symptoms of backwardness or shall I dare say ignorance

@eldee
So, names like James, Jeremiah, Jesus are christian names? Pls explain, because the ignorance being displayed on this thread is legendary.