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paris10: Shymex is not spreading any falsehood and neither are you sir.

Common question often asked would be "What is your name?" and we respond by saying "My name is Andro Blaze Firebrigade" or simply "Andro Firebrigade" But when asked "What are your names" intuitively we respond by mentioning all the names given to us either by birth or otherwise eg My names are Andro Blaze Okokoriko Uzo Orji Festus Firebrigade.

To be politically correct, you only mention your first three names (including middle name) as "is", and to be culturally sound, the use of "Are" would be accepted.

shymmex: Do you understand English language at all??

If you have two phone numbers, are you going to say: "my phone is?"

shymmex: A lot of ignorant posts from many posters on this thread...

Name is a collective noun, but it has a plural..

Under normal logic, a person is meant to have three names, namely: first name, middle name, and last name..

That defies logic in Nigeria because most people have like a gazillion first name...

Proper English: MY NAME IS..

Nigerian context which defies logic: MY NAMES ARE...

I don't know how the phuck you're going to say: MY NAME IS ADEBOLA ODILICHUKWU USMAN ORITSE SALISU IWEALA OKOYE...

omodapson: See analogy, lwkm! You should know the difference between 'figure' and 'number'

akinwaleok: even when they ask u what are your names, would u say my name is

paris10: The great lecturer/academician opens the door, saw the topic and hissed. But then he saw some intelligent answers to the question and smiled.

The below posts got it right.





Seven (7) naive and olodo n'landers even clicked Like to this awful and unintelligent response below:



Conclusion: Most Africans have more than one first names including a middle name to complement their last name (surname). Westerners tend to have one first name, one middle name and a surname. Middle name in western world is non-existence and do not always apply when addressing an individual. Do also note that your surname is not your name(s), hence, the word surname.

Example: If someone ask of your name, you simply say Mike. But if they do ask after your surname, then you provide it. This always takes the form of a singular noun e.g My name is Mike Nwanchukwu. Only Mike is my name and the other my surname. Therefore Mike is IS. But if Mike should add a second of his first names and then a middle name when introducing himself,it should read: My names are Mike Jonathan Olam'ma Nwanchukwu.

Hope understood you beautiful students of mine