What happened to Nigerian names? - Page 6 - Nigerian Movies & Nollywood on Naijarules.com

uch21 · #76 (**permalink**) 03-26-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sola

Have you noticed na so so English name in movies these days? RMD is Damian in Romantic Attraction. Who names a child Damian in Nigeria? Most of them do this now. What happened to Onyedikachukwu, Musibau and Danladi? Which Oyinbo name can be sweeter than Onyinye, Tarere, Mukhtar? God dey o. There's something

here I say!

,lol, maybe because they expect non-nigerians worldwide to watch the movies;thus an english name to them will be more appropriate.

Oyinkan · #77 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sola

Have you noticed na so so English name in movies these days? RMD is Damian in Romantic Attraction. Who names a child Damian in Nigeria? Most of them do this now. What happened to Onyedikachukwu, Musibau and Danladi? Which Oyinbo name can be sweeter than Onyinye, Tarere, Mukhtar? God dey o. There's something

here I say!

Oh my goodness! Oga Sola, I was just about to post a thread on this issue. This is actually a serious matter here.

The only reason i think they do this, is actually because our ppl do not appreciate our culture, it really makes me mad when they go dey name ppl oyinbo names for movie, this actually doesn't limit to movie, it happens in reality, Nigerians do not appreciate our beautiful and adorable names, they go dey name their pikin so so oyinbo name, oyinbo names wey dey meaningless pass any thing. They go leave their own meaningful and adorable names like Nneka, Mofolorunso, Oyindamola, Morinsola.

Just pointing out, Oga Sola, Musibau no be Nigerian name o

Oyinkan · #78 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by uch21

,lol, maybe because they expect non-nigerians worldwide to watch the movies;thus an english name to them will be more appropriate.

If thats the case Uche, why we no dey see Oyinbo ppl name ppl foreign names in their movies. Stupidity and Inferiority complex is the reason why I think our ppl do this.

Sola · #79 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Oyinkan

Just pointing out, Oga Sola, Musibau no be Nigerian name o

Really? You no grow up for my ghetto, sister. Musibau na real Naija Yoruba muslim name. Just like Tawakalitu and Shukura.

Oyinkan · #80 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sola

Really? You no grow up for my ghetto, sister. Musibau na real Naija Yoruba muslim name. Just like Tawakalitu and Shukura.

You are so funny Uncle Sola, Musibau ko, Tawakalitu ni. But to be serious, those names can not be compared to real and adorable names like Sola lol

where your ghetto sef? che you fi tell me.

forkland_2002 · #81 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 06:53 AM

Some of them are after something if nothing is after them. What about Rasidi, BAsiru, Chukwuma etc............

moody · #82 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005, 03:26 PM

some nigerians are complexed ppl, i remember there was this NR female member who insisted she prefered for us to give her yoruba name a funny twist, i think it was funmi or something similar.... well i asked her why but she could not respond ...ppl no like african names ,they dont buy niger products,even their natural skin e no good for them,they dont wanna identify,but its curios,because the very identity they are trying to do away with ,the american dudus want but dont know how to get,infact our ppl sef me jus tire for them......

angeleyez · #83 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 08:49 AM

We just don't value our own stuff that's all. Everything english made, don't matter if names, are better than anything naija made to most people. I hata that thing. I noticed too o, especially that imperial name.

vince · #84 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 10:48 AM

When you see a naija movie with xters from different ethnic groups(eg.yoruba,hausa,ibo),the hausa xter will be given a hausa name without any qualms(eg,Dauda),the yoruba xter would be given a yoruba name with utmost ease(eg.Seyi),but when the turn of the ibo xter comes,guess what,they'll be struggling to give him/her an igbo name!Instead the poor xter will end up with crazy foreign names like GENTILITY,FORTUNE,PRISCA or IMPERIAL!
Why is that?

nnebekee · #85 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 09:52 PM

actually, both Yorubas and Igbo a like are give english names - check out Omo-T litany of English names...it's only Hausa, I've noticed that retain their own names - if they are always their own, since some are Arabic - that's getting technical

vince · #86 (**permalink**) 03-29-2005, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nnebekee

actually, both Yorubas and Igbo a like are give english names - check out Omo-T litany of English names...it's only Hausa, I've noticed that retain their own names - if they are always their own, since some are Arabic - that's getting technical

Sorry to disagree with you there,YMG flicks use yoruba names mostly.Even if it is a english language movie done with yoruba xters in them,the xters are always given yoruba names by whomever is behind the movie,but not if the xters are igbo.Check your english movies with yoruba xters in them and you will see that they(yoruba xters) bear yoruba names and not english names.

Gen Sani Abacha · #87 (**permalink**) 04-02-2005, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by vince

Sorry to disagree with you there,YMG flicks use yoruba names mostly.Even if it is a english language movie done with yoruba xters in them,the xters are always given yoruba names by whomever is behind the movie,but not if the xters are igbo.Check your english movies with yoruba xters in them and you will see that they(yoruba xters) bear yoruba names and not english names.

It's mostly true for the YMG!
In general, we Naijas take a lot of influences from the western and middle eastern worlds, hence their imprints on our languages and cultres/worldviews!

#88 (**permalink**) 03-20-2006, 04:14 PM

Kai another one where I had to shook my head was MAXIMA (Dakore) in Men do cry