Randy100:
I changed my name from Buhari to Atiku because of the incompetence of Buhari. Now I am articulating.

Dboy55:
Why should I?

Lordave:
What’s the meaning of Ajanlekoko?
I love that name.

MediaLife:

Dog chasing Wolf

hadjipapiey:
In the time past as old as ancient, names are regarded as a symbolic means of identification, Ditto names of things and objects.

We however, by the way of church CHRISTENING, TRADITIONALLY, or in the way of Islam which is called AQEEQA, have a name given to us which connotes different meaning and at the same time expecting resultant positive effect of the name of the BEARER.

Sometimes, either by ignorance or by duress a child may be named a nomenclature that is archaic, doesn't have good meaning. In the west are names of Traditional deities, or objects whereby the bearer,as he or she grows older and wiser they despise those names. Vis-à-vis the UK and US .

We hear of different names like AJANLEKOKO, OGUNGBRMI, OYALEKE, ERINJOGUNOLA, BLIND, STONE, KEY Etc..

The question is Are you cool with your name and the meaning it connotes? If no, are considering changing it?


Mine is عبد الرزاق
Abdur Razaq
Meaning: The servant of ALLAH, (The Provider).

Lordave:
What’s the meaning of Ajanlekoko?

I love that name.

martineverest:
yes.....I even want to change my English name to native name,cos it's too western for my liking and it's meaningless ....I believe I'm African tradition and culture

alizma:

you can give excuse for the name given to you by your parents as not to being with your knowledge but how about the one you want fellow nairaland to know and call you by? that should have been africanize for me to believe you love for African name.

MediaLife:

Dog chasing Wolf

megacity:
YES


I didnt like my names so I changed my middle name and surname some years ago. The only reason I kept my first name was to maintain some sort of link with my former name

Since then I have had all manner of issues! Once I gained admission to a postgraduate program in a university in this country and they almost didnt allow me to register because according to the associate dean (a prof), a man cannot change two names! According to the prof, the best they would do was to register me in my former name since my first degree certificate bears that name!

My forefathers coined those name based the limited knowledge they had back then and the names are not like godly. If after being a Christian for many years I cannot find the guts to correct the mistakes of my forefathers, I should be considered a failure

Valerie47:
Yes, I've considered changing my Igbo name when I was lil, its an Anambra name and we from imo, my parents gave it to me cause the name was reigning when I was born and they happen to like reigning things, my grandmother can't pronounce it very well even up till now, she calls it in a funny way and it sounds a bit Chinese to me.

rentAcock:
My name is Dick, my parents thought it was a cool name after hearing it from an American movie, needless to say that I was teased throughout my school days and I think it is part of the reason I'm currently in my line of business. I wish I can change it.

uuzba:

The Christianity I know, when one decides to join the family of God, you are baptised of water and the Holy Spirit. Before your Baptism, you are given the opportunity of chosing a Christian name. A name of a Saint (Somebody who died and the church knows that person is in heaven), John, James, Mary, Martha,,, etc.
Later in life, you would do a confirmation, a process of stating that you are a confirmed soldier of Christ. You are also given the opportinity to chose another Christian name. So a person can have 2 Crhistian names and just stop anwering a traditional name if you feel bad about it. Your surname remains, linking you to your family.

Bawsse:

Lemme guess Nkiruka�

Valerie47:
Yes, I've considered changing my Igbo name when I was lil, its an Anambra name and we from imo, my parents gave it to me cause the name was reigning when I was born and they happen to like reigning things, my grandmother can't pronounce it very well even up till now, she calls it in a funny way and it sounds a bit Chinese to me.

yungmayor02:
Please Who knows the meaning of "Ibeun"?

uuzba:

Are you Gbenkechi? Or Anhulika? I've not met these ladies since we left primary school. no facebook, no twitter. Una no dey like the name?

Lordave:
What’s the meaning of Ajanlekoko?

I love that name.