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1Sharon:
You tell me

1Sharon:
Lol OP what does Lawrence mean?

pazienza:
Azuka means " Children are greater " or "descendants are greater ".

Azu in this context means those coming after you, those behind you, ie your children. Think of a chicken and her chicks all lined behind her, they are her "Azu".


Azuka = Children are greater.
Azuka ego = Children are greater than money
Azubuike = Children are strength
Azubogu = Children is fight , meaning one can only fight when one has children.
In the days of old, winning battles depend on numerical strength, which is decided by number of one's children and decendants.


Some had interpreted "Azu" to mean support, they are right in a way, since children provide support, but children do more than just support provision , so the interpretation of " Azu"as support, is not an encompassing one.

NB: I don't consider myself an erudite scholar Maybe I could become one, one day . The above description, however, was the explanation my now late grandfather gave to me, when I asked him of the meaning of the name "Azuka".

I also understand that same name might hold different interpretations, depending on part of Igboland one is from. This reality might also apply here.

pazienza:
Azuka means " Children are greater " or "descendants are greater ".

Azu in this context means those coming after you, those behind you, ie your children. Think of a chicken and her chicks all lined behind her, they are her "Azu".


Azuka = Children are greater.
Azuka ego = Children are greater than money
Azubuike = Children are strength
Azubogu = Children is fight , meaning one can only fight when one has children.
In the days of old, winning battles depend on numerical strength, which is decided by number of one's children and decendants.


Some had interpreted "Azu" to mean support, they are right in a way, since children provide support, but children do more than just support provision , so the interpretation of " Azu"as support, is not an encompassing one.

NB: I don't consider myself an erudite scholar Maybe I could become one, one day . The above description, however, was the explanation my now late grandfather gave to me, when I asked him of the meaning of the name "Azuka".

I also understand that same name might hold different interpretations, depending on part of Igboland one is from. This reality might also apply here.

fikayor2:
I was following Frank thread then someone mentioned a guy to create a thread just like Mouth Gig, Frank and macky. I searched bj and that was how I started following this thread.

I just finished reading from page one to the last page. I've been gteatly inspired! Plese I have one question.
I'm a graphic designer,working daily improving my skills, and also a freelancer. Would I be able to get job in printing or design firm considering I'm a self taught designer without a graphic design cert. Please take it easy with me if my question sounds somehow. The thread is derailed already, please see this post from someone in need of help. Thanks.

Phut:
I beg to differ. Support is Nyem aka - Literally to give a helping hand. Azuka as in the case of the name means past/history. The opposite of Azuka is Nkeiruka (Nkeiru being the future). Let me call the erudite scholars to come expound on this matter

cc: Tochex101, Pazienza, Probz, Scholti, Dremca.

somcherry:
Azuka actually means support is greater.
Giving someone a back can literally mean supporting someone.

Phut:
Yes, Afa yi efuna, my dear.
BTW; Yi is my Oguta dialect coming through. We say Yi and not Gi.
And it was my pleasure. Chi gozie!

Phut:
Well you can do that - use your native name as your last name and keep you English first name (that is if you dislike Nweke so much)
However, a better alternative even would be using your current native name as a last name (that way your children answer it as their last name as well) then you pick another native first name for yourself.

Best of luck in everything you do, nwanne!

Phut:
Yes having an English last name will contribute to you and your future generations losing you identity. You are voluntarily, watering yourself down. You previously said you have an Igbo name (which maybe your middle name for all I know. So you definitely have an English name (possibly your first name) and now you want an English last name as well? Biko, chegharia. Have a rethink and retrace your steps. All your names (first and last) should be in your native language. If your parents gave you an English first name, you should try to remedy that in your children as opposed to making it worse (giving them an English last names).

Between the First and Middle name, the first name takes predominance. So those Nigerians that move their native name to the status of a middle name, are just deceiving themselves. Of all the names, the last name is most tied to your heritage. Changing it to an English name bu aru (abomination). Did you know that when the slaves where brought to the America’s they were forcefully stripped of their name and their last name was made to denote whose slave they were? If you see a black American family with the last name of O’Neill, their slave owner was most likely Irish. Manigault = French. O’Malley = Irish. Stewart/Stuart = German.
There wa physical slavery and now there is mental slavery. Break free.

Biko, chegharia!

Phut:
Nweke is an absolutely beautiful name and you should not change it. It means child born of Eke day. If igbo’a had no concept of time and did not count the days, it would have been used against them as a sign of incivility. And here you are working over time to denigrate said culture. Just like Ghanaians name their child after days of the week: Kwame, Kojo, Akosua etc, is the same things Igbo’s do.
Nweke can never mean child of a python. Igbo names are not literal so trying to give them a literal translation is a deliberate miseducation of the masses. Also Igbo language is tonal. One word can mean several things depending on the tone in which it is said. A good example is, Akwa. So when we know what a name means metaphorically or in the context in which it was used, it is disingenuous to swap it out for similarly spelt but tonally different words.
When the colonialists came, one of the ways in which the suppressed our culture was by insisting that people be baptized with English or Latin names. The colonialists have physically left our shores but some of us are so brainwashed that we willing carry out the masters work with gusto and try to be more Western than the westerners.
What does Lawrence mean? Man from Laurent? And how is this a better meaning than Nweke?
If you are going to change your last name, change it to another traditional Igbo name. There are plenty of good Igbo names. If you choose an English name, it would be very clear what you are doing. In one or two generations (tops) your descendants through your doing, will probably be bearing English first and late names, and the Conquest would be complete!
When you live abroad and see people that have been stripped of their heritage, past and history and how bereft and rudderless they feel, it becomes all the sadder when you see Nigerians willing throw their away, for no good reason

Tochex101:
Your message is beautiful, cyrstal and clear. Onye nwere nti ya nuru........#those who have ears let them hear.

Chommieblaq:
Thanks Sis, you nailed it with your post.

Don't lose your identity because one foreign name, you don't even know the origin.

Phut:
Christianity and Islam were used as a tool of imperialistic expansionism and we can see the result here.

Phut:
It’s a shame that you are intentionally misinterpreting Igbo names. Azuka never meant and will never mean that backwardness is greater. Azu in Azuka means the past. Azuka means the Past/History is great (and accordingly should be given great reverence). It’s almost like saying that you have to know your past to appreciate your present.
We are great because of our ancestors that came before us, from the 2nd to the 10th generation and beyond. A r. Let me ask you this? Do you think your ancestors are in hellfire? And do you think you are so much better than them and all that they represent (because a Whitman came with a new religion and told you so?)

spyder880:
It's also my hope. The kids are asking to travel tomorrow to stay in this house.

We hope to clean it up before they move in.

Chommieblaq:
A million like for you.

Most of those English names, do we really know their origin and deeper meaning.

MrBottle:
This really shows you lack understanding of Igbo names. I wanted to let the nweke stuff slide but this....Azuka...kai. come on . And nweke is not son of a python, in short what did you score igbo language in your WAEC cos I am seeing an abysmal lack of in-depth meaning of Igbo words on your part.

You can answer whatever name that suit you but don't plunge my language into abyss with you. There is wood, bush, waters, winters and the rest of them "English" names you can chose from.

Bede2u:
wow i like yours... u explained wat i can do with the visa i am issued once we are officially married. Nice one. From ur explanation it seems i'd be able to work once we marry even without greencard?
If we divorce, i dont intend to overstay my visa and bcom illegal. I will leave once am out of status and restrategise on how to return. Every must be done legally.
Gulf is an emerging region and am keeping it close...however America is where d heart is

delishpot:
Pope killed a lot of Christians back in the day, but today it is a blessing to become the pope in some religious groups. Priests raped kids but today families still send their kids to become priests. Many people were still called Judas even after the death of Christ and no took it personal. Parents don't give that name due to sentiments of people not because the child would betray another Christ. So basically they don't want others to judge the child just the same way a white man can judge you just by your skin color even tho the name and the color doesn't define your character. So yeah, if you feel the name doesn't portray you in a positive light then by all means change it.

Bede2u:
Nice one...she is working sha...a homecare worker, earns 41k usd. She works 2 jobs (same type of job, different agencies) and sometimes strech to 24 hours non stop working ( sometimes 48 hours). She says she needs a working man to help pay bills so she wont have to work long hours. She also says i can remain in middle east until paper is sorted so i can be able to work. (Is that possible?)
Me really no mind marry her for real. Naija matter weak me. As far as i live and work legally in u.s and working towards citizenship, i no too mind who i come home to everyday (as far as she isnt violent or sick). Macron's wife is 24 yrs older than him and she no even fit give Macron any kids. So a high flying guy like him cant even leave his legacies to kids cos of who he marry.

If u ask me to choose btw living in nigeria and marrying a sexy Nigerian girl my age for d rest of my life or living in u.s and marrying an older fat lady for d rest of my life....i will choose the later

However am open to advice and suggestions

delishpot:
Okay, I feel you and like I said, no one can feel how you feel in other words he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches. Every religion has gone through renovation. If human sacrifice was not a part of Jewish ancient custom Abraham would not have taken Issac to be sacrificed, women were stoned to death in Jesus' time, kids were stoned if they were considered disobedient(The source of the commandment honour thine father and mother so that your days shall be long on earth), virgins were captured and raped as what the right hand possessed in war, Slavery was allowed and slaves encouraged to obey their masters and serve them well. But did all that make you hate Jewish God? I will not stand for a God that asks for human blood no matter which God. If you wanna kill, do it yourself.

lionlee216:
She inturn asked me for std/hiv results which i editted my friends work and gave to her but she never talked about her own.. who even get her time, 6 kids, she's jobless lol.

She's White .

delishpot:
So Igbos should also worry about a market day named after a deity? Go learn about the deity if you want to know about it na. If you aint comfortable sha, change it. ONe cant feel your feeling. I dont know the meaning of that name from market or deity angle sha.

Zonacom:
If you must change your surname, please pick another tribal name as surname. A Lawrence as surname for an Igbo person ain't palatable to me biko.

KardinalZik:
Why must his children adopt his surname as theirs? His first name ought to be his children's surname.

SURNAMES ARE PROGRESSIVE, NOT STATIC.

delishpot:
Thats why I was looking for a terrible meaning in that name na. I no see the bad meaning till now o

duduwest:
we are in the same line cos I Bear my grandpa which I don't no surname and all my siblings are using there own name for there children but the reason I stick to the name is because I love the name and I have even modernise it to my own taste. Salawudeen to Solahudeen