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Isoko people also have strange names you hear names like governor, chairman

Before opening the thread, I knew it'd be the Ijaws. I've known Commander and it was a female. Those guys answer the weirdest names.

Their language? Oh no! It sounds like they're rapping. I've always wondered what an exorcism in Ijaw language would look/sound like. They're fascinating.

I also heard a woman doesn't cook for her husband if she's menstruating. Or even cook at all. It's weird.

Before opening the thread, I knew it'd be the Ijaws. I've known a Commander and it was a female. Those guys answer the weirdest names.

Their language? Oh no! It sounds like they're rapping. I've always wondered what an exorcism in Ijaw language would look/sound like. They're fascinating.

I also heard a woman doesn't cook for her husband if she's menstruating. Or even cook at all. It's weird.

richmond500:
not Bayelsa, but Ijaw generally.
Rivers ijaw have Brown, Whyte, Green, Black, West.
I don't know for Delta ijaw sha

Brown,whyte,Green, are not weird names,they are common names

oldguyman:
Are you seriously serious that people answer the bold names please?

Very serious,those are names of people i have heard

Yemmysworld91:
Ijaw wey dey bear Aeroplane, Police.. Very funny tribe.

We give names according to the happening and circumstances of birth. A child might be named doctor if the village doctor failed to come and the child was birth all by itself. Born at Sea and he will be called sea-boy, if person join police that time of birth, dem go call am police. If na Xmas period, dem go call am mas. If na Holiday period, dem fit name am Holiday. And some are actually named after the gods or deity if they have some special gifts. Just like that

They are all symbolic names.

Oceanjagaban:
Brown,whyte,Green, are not weird names,they are common names

they are not common.
And I bet u don't know more than 3 persons that bear those names

Toruibestate:
If there’s any tribe in Nigeria that takes the crown for having the most unusual, funny, and downright strange names, it has to be the Ijaw people — whether from Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Ondo, Edo, or Akwa Ibom. Especially those from the first three!

I’m from Bayelsa, and honestly, the kind of names you hear among our people will leave you laughing or wondering how they came about. You’ll meet people bearing names like Lifeboat, Emergency, Air, Zinc, and even Table. Believe it or not, I even know someone whose real name is Kitchen!

Now, if you move over to the Rivers Ijaw, especially the Bonny people, their style is purely English — names like Green, Brown, Jumbo, Hart and Fyneface. Then you have the famous surnames from Kalabari like West, Briggs, and Bob-Manuel.

Even among Ijaw politicians, the trend continues — check out names like Heneiken Lokpobiri, James Manager, and Government Ekpemupolo. Tell me which other tribe can compete with that!

But honestly, I’ve told my people before — one day, if you don’t have at least one name that shows the Ijaw in you, people might start questioning if you’re truly Ijaw.

As for me, I’m keeping the culture alive. My two children have proper Ijaw names before their “organized” English names.

My daughter: Olaere Sonia

My son: Ayakpo Richard


@Ditari of Ijaw

There's a tribe in Pleatue state, whose names sound like Chinese... The bear names like Zhang, Chi, Minga

Yemmysworld91:
Ijaw wey dey bear Aeroplane, Police.. Very funny tribe.

I've seen Shadow. And the girl was named Unique. Her full name is

Unique Shadow.

Ijaws are one thing in naming.

isaaclech:
My friend from jos, Nanzig Nanfel

very cute name

dalitigator:
We give names according to the happening and circumstances of birth. A child might be named doctor if the village doctor failed to come and the child was birth all by itself. Born at Sea and he will be called sea-boy, if person join police that time of birth, dem go call am police. If na Xmas period, dem go call am mas. If na Holiday period, dem fit name am Holiday. And some are actually named after the gods or deity if they have some special gifts. Just like that

They are all symbolic names.

This is hilarious but please you people should keep it up it is very amusing and laughable and at the same time cute to all other Nigerians

Can't believe I met an Ijaw that answers NYSC. Meaning her father or mother were serving when she was born.

This is hilarious as fůck

Lovelydaisies:
Before opening the thread, I knew it'd be the Ijaws. I've known a Commander and it was a female. Those guys answer the weirdest names.

Their language? Oh no! It sounds like they're rapping. I've always wondered what an exorcism in Ijaw language would look/sound like. They're fascinating.

I also heard a woman doesn't cook for her husband if she's menstruating. Or even cook at all. It's weird.

I've seen Shadow. And the girl was named Unique. Her full name was

Unique Shadow.

Ijaws are one thing in naming.

Ebubu:
I've seen Shadow. And the girl was named Unique. Her full name was

Unique Shadow.

Ijaws are one thing in naming.

Hahaha. I just remembered we had a Shirley Finecountry in my boarding school. She couldn't survive past two terms and had to be withdrawn. I think she was bullied a lot.

Enter Plateau, especially Pankshin where the APC Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda comes from and you'll know what's up...😎

dalitigator:
We give names according to the happening and circumstances of birth. A child might be named doctor if the village doctor failed to come and the child was birth all by itself. Born at Sea and he will be called sea-boy, if person join police that time of birth, dem go call am police. If na Xmas period, dem go call am mas. If na Holiday period, dem fit name am Holiday. And some are actually named after the gods or deity if they have some special gifts. Just like that

They are all symbolic names.

Wow, now I understand cos I've always been curious. But I think it should be reworked on. The culture of naming people with inanimate objects is funny to a lot of us. Respect to you guys sha. The fourth largest ethnic group in Africa

Toruibestate:
Yes Kolokuma.
I'm from the ancestral home of Kolokuma Kingdom that doubles as the ancestral home of all Ijaws.



Agadagba Igbedi.

My father that died last month September 5 was buried on the same land the first Ijaw man lived over 10,000 years ago because our family lands are part of the island .

10,000 years ago? 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

Vinnie2000:
BTW,
Why it is Strange for us Africans to have names like Manager and Heineken?

How about the British and European and names like
Declan Rice
Whitehead
Danny Drinkwater
George Bush
Razvan Rat
Etc.

Winterbottom nko.

They don’t have an identity, a language and culture of their own

This is beyond embarrassing and shameless

Na them dey bear political , Boniface, scholastica, ThankGod, Friday, Monday, PraiseGod

Vinnie2000:
BTW,
Why it is Strange for us Africans to have names like Manager and Heineken?

How about the British and European and names like
Declan Rice
Whitehead
Danny Drinkwater
George Bush
Razvan Rat
Etc.

Because you are Africans with your own identity and language and tribe
must you copy others?

Wait till you come across names from southern Kaduna

There are no indigenous ijaw in Akwa Ibom

Ebubu:
This is hilarious but please you people should keep it up it is very amusing and laughable and at the same time cute to all other Nigerians

Can't believe I met an Ijaw that answers NYSC. Meaning her father or mother were serving when she was born.

This is hilarious as fůck

It is historical. A means of keeping historical facts and memories.

At least the white man does that same and we all do in our respective local languages, Don't we?

Plateau have funny names and Southern Kaduna too.

brain54:
I can't argue with you and the op...

The two are doing competition.

Op what does olaere mean? It doesn't sound like an Ijaw name. It even sounds Yoruba. Also ayakpo!

Olaere means a woman who is enough. Or woman wey reach una. Its an Ijaw name.

I met names like Sugar, finecountry, fineface, champagne, Nice, Pretty, Document, campaign, Harcourt, Smiles, Kindness, pureheart, Baby and Laughter in Rivers State.

The entire Plateau State must have ancestral history with China.

Some parts of Edo are breathtaking with names too.

Procashtips:
Is Ijaw an Ethnic group or just a tribe?

The fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria.

Ebubu:
I've seen Shadow. And the girl was named Unique. Her full name was

Unique Shadow.

Ijaws are one thing in naming.

I've also seen "Azibanator NeverDie" from Ogbia in Bayelsa State.
Then I've also seen a boy with first name, " Director' and the last name, "Committee".

TyroneP:
The fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria.

How many tribes are there in the "4th largest ethnic group" in Nigeria?

Toruibestate:
Yes Kolokuma.
I'm from the ancestral home of Kolokuma Kingdom that doubles as the ancestral home of all Ijaws.



Agadagba Igbedi.

My father that died last month September 5 was buried on the same land the first Ijaw man lived over 10,000 years ago because our family lands are part of the island .

Kolokuma Opokuma....I still savour the sweet memories of that place, likewise Odi.

Procashtips:
How many tribes are there in the "4th largest ethnic group" in Nigeria?

We have Nembe, Epie and a few other ones with all different dialects.

slimfit1:
Poor set of imagination only Nigerians think like this. God created the language we speak, terrorist are taking over your land you are talking about funny names try to buy sense if you are not gifted with one pls.

So if you come on Nairaland and see all the topics from top to bottom all about terrorism, you will be happy? So nobody should discuss anything else except terrorism? Why you de reason like this?

Give it up for Ijaw people. You go hear name like: Christmas tamarayuebi