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What of Tamara, Americans bear it too

Depressed101:
what do you say about Rivers bearing Rotimi

Only one man bears Rotimi, and he is the former governor of Rivers State, a name he took as a nick name because of his love for Rotimi Williams...

[quote author=nengibo post=97495946]What of Tamara, Americans bear it too

Don't know about Tamara but Amara is Igbo for Grace.

[quote author=JustCruise post=97496514][/quote]Ok, I'm talking about Tamara an Ijaw name for God, and also answered by non Nigerians

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara

Name like Omawunmi

nettpen:
Name like Omawunmi

LOL I use to think it was a yoruba name but knowing it is a warri name
Well they share the same ancestry btw

I used to think Kenneth is an igbo name

[quote author=JustCruise post=97496514][/quote]He is referring to Tamara a common Ijaw name.

iaamxavier:
LOL I use to think it was a yoruba name but knowing it is a warri name Well they share the same ancestry btw

Itshekiri people. the Yoruba version is Omowumi

What is the origin of names like Boniface?

Nickshrapnel:
What is the origin of names like Boniface?

Boniface should have Greek or Latin origin.

Its not Nigeria sha

tobechi74:
Is JIDE YORUBA

It both comes from Yoruba and Igbo.

The Yoruba is Babajide
While the Igbo is Jideofor

Yemisi

has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning

Depressed101:
1.Essien: why do ghanaians bear this name and also people from Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria also bear it? Do they any cultural relation? Or is it an English name.?

2.Rotimi: Americans bear this name, also yorubas too, but mostly Rivers people. I read somewhere that it is of yoruba origin meaning "be with me". Does it have a different meaning in rivers state. If not why do they adopt that name so much?

3.Ortega: remember that urhobo song? Ortega, oghene Ortega...... Yeah that song.. Americans also bear this name, Ortega amancio the billionaire comes to mind.. From what I can find on the internet this name is of Spanish origin, I can't fathom what it means in urhobo (my urhobo is very limited) or why urhobo people like bearing this name..
There are alot of other names like this, can't remember all

Abeg.... Rotimi na Igbo or Yoruba name.
Slave trade no be beans

Depressed101:
1.Essien: why do ghanaians bear this name and also people from Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria also bear it? Do they any cultural relation? Or is it an English name.?

2.Rotimi: Americans bear this name, also yorubas too, but mostly Rivers people. I read somewhere that it is of yoruba origin meaning "be with me". Does it have a different meaning in rivers state. If not why do they adopt that name so much?

3.Ortega: remember that urhobo song? Ortega, oghene Ortega...... Yeah that song.. Americans also bear this name, Ortega amancio the billionaire comes to mind.. From what I can find on the internet this name is of Spanish origin, I can't fathom what it means in urhobo (my urhobo is very limited) or why urhobo people like bearing this name..
There are alot of other names like this, can't remember all

From the write up it shows u re unenlightened

Nickshrapnel:
What is the origin of names like Boniface?

Anglo-Saxon.

Very common name in Riverine areas of Rivers and Bayelsa.

Nickshrapnel:
What is the origin of names like Boniface?

Boniface has its origin from a man that has a bonny face(that is a funny face), so in order to simplify the name they chose to call him 'Boniface'.

ahnie:
POC....the urhobos doesn't bear Ortega...it's tega short form of oghenetega...not oghene Ortega.

As for Rotimi it's of yoruba origin and it's a name bore only by the yoruba peeps.i wonder what you meant by Americans bearing same name...or perhaps those Americans bearing the names has roots from yoruba by births from either dia mum or dad.

How about Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State?

Yemisi has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning



Good to know that Yemisi has both Igbo and Yoruba meaning.

Pls what is the Igbo meaning of Yemisi?

Thanks.

Nickshrapnel:
What is the origin of names like Boniface?

Boniface is latin name that means 'does/worker of good'

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Afamed:
It both comes from Yoruba and Igbo.

The Yoruba is Babajide
While the Igbo is Jideofor

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the nane rotimi = oluwaduromtimi GOD stand with me (yoruba) the other for are emomoti and ebikatimi this two are ijaw in urhobo we have tega and not ortega or otega