₦airaland Forum

intrepid:
I have 2 questions:

1.I have been wondering and would like to know how it happened that we have such names like; Spiff,Lawson,Jack,Mighty,Clarke,Clinton etc.

2.Why do they have some Igbo sounding names but they are not Igbos.E.g. Amaechi,Ikenna,Nwanne,Chibuike,etc

What happened?

Rose2014 come oo

size40:
Our early encounter with Europeans made it so. And that's why u we bear such names. My people bear good English names unlike the Igbos who still bear old English names that no longer exist in the white man's dictionary like Romanus, Polycarp, Longinus, Cletus, Calistus etc.

Those names are Latin in origin and as you know Igbos are mainly Catholic.. so its normal we bear them
Am sorry for your people that claim to be more English than the English

OfoIgbo:
Nnaa this Heineken must have come from the beer

Magnus, Cletus e.t.c are Catholic/Latin baptismal names given to a lot of Igbo catholics, but only as a first or second name. Never as a surname.
Mind you I was told that Celestine Babayaro and Justice Christopher are Igbos. I don't know how reliable this information is, but even if it is accurate, I will be interested to know how they came about their surnames

babayaro is from nkwerre but he went to a training football camp in jos as a boy and the owner of that camp was a man called babayaro..all the people that graduated in that camp took up the babayaro surname..that is what I heard

During NYSC days, I saw Name like DoubleBarrel Oyinkepreye, Texaco

During the colonial and slave trade eras, most of the slaves merchants did make some part of the Niger-Delta their port of business. Also, the white imperialist brought some part of ND under the Queen's rulership. That was how most people from that part bear such names.

If u look at the north, they have a tradition when it comes to names. There names are mostly ingrained into their religion and the primodial right to land. An Hausa man that has attained certain rank changes his name to the community he hailed from. That's where u hear names like, Jega, Wuruno, Daura, Buratai, Tambuwa etc.

A Yoruba man answers different name becos of the diversity in religion and in their cultural beliefs. So do some parts of Nigeria.

intrepid:
@ Whitehead.,Finebone,

That's even nothing. I know an ijaw whose first name is gentleman.


I just love it because it's so unique. I've always wondered if the parents translate their traditional names to English

It's common among the Ijaw, Opobo, Andoni, Kalabari, etc in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states.

barcanista:
Lokpoibiri is Izon. As for Heineken... Thanks to early contact with the Europeans.

I think everyone should answer their indigenous names. Starting with Mr Heineken lokpoibiri.

Why didn't his parents name him..

Ogogoro Lokpoibiri ?
Kaikai lokpoibiri ?
Burukutu lokpoibiri?

Or can't he get baptised and change his name to Orijin lokpoibiri ?

cheruv:
Those names are Latin in origin and as you know Igbos are mainly Catholic.. so its normal we bear them
Am sorry for your people that claim to be more English than the English

Where did you get that from?

If you are Catholic, tell your people to stop those annoying names like Paulinus Callitenus Nwankwo...just one man! Or Peter Paul Sabinus okoroafor! Wtf.

slam7000:
Where did you get that from?

If you are Catholic, tell your people to stop those annoying names like Paulinus Callitenus Nwankwo...just one man! Or Peter Paul Sabinus okoroafor! Wtf.

I vu Igbo Oo lo!
Elekwanu ihe I nākpokeshi O tu ñari ñari nātu gi turukwa gi tufe gi ebe ozo biko
You'd ve also told us to stop using Latin script for our lingo..nansense!

There is this militant that bears Christmas.

lygn19:
Disumusa my boy watsup.
Hv u found ur certificate yet .

He doesn't deserve that cert. His grammar alone is a disqualifying criterion.

He should go back to school, asap

slam7000:
I think everyone should answer their indigenous names. Starting with Mr Heineken lokpoibiri.

Why didn't his parents name him..

Ogogoro Lokpoibiri ?
Kaikai lokpoibiri ?
Burukutu lokpoibiri?

Or can't he get baptised and change his name to Orijin lokpoibiri ?

Hahahahaahahahaha

Exactly. That's why I said earlier that these names ,presently may have nothing to do with the white man but maybe direct translation of local names into English or simply arbitrary choice of whatever appeals to the parents of those folks.

Gentleman Indeed

onenaira3:
That's even nothing. I know an ijaw whose first name is gentleman.


I just love it because it's so unique. I've always wondered if the parents translate their traditional names to English

jairusben:
Remember there wAs a shipping port at Bonny and other neighboring States were the white men hanged around in those good old days.. That was how does names came into existence

I hope a visitor is expected to adopt the features of his host

jairusben:
Remember there wAs a shipping port at Bonny and other neighboring States were the white men hanged around in those good old days.. That was how does names came into existence

I hope a visitor is expected to adopt the features of his host

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From Beers: Heineken, Guiness

From Days: Monday to Sunday

Months: Augustus, June (female), December

Administration : Manager, Director, Chairman, Government, Excellent (never heard of Excellency)

God attributed: Godknows, Godsave, Godswill, Godsgrace, GodsGood, Godspower etc.

Look: Goodface, Fineface, Beauty, Handsome, Fineboy etc.

Whiteman's name: Clark, Pepple, Magnus, Romanus, Edwin, Taylor etc.

Other names are coined from positions and other potpourri of events: Cook, Sailor, Christmas etc.

I really enjoyed everyday of the 15months I spent in the Niger-Delta. One of the most colourful people at heart on planet earth!