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Given names of Nigerian origin (2 C, 42 P) H. Hausa names (2 C, 13 P) I. Igbo names (3 C, 54 P) S. Surnames of Nigerian origin (210 P) Y. Yoruba names (1 C, 76 P)
Nigerian feminine given names (30 P) M. Nigerian masculine given names (91 P) Pages in category "Given names of Nigerian origin" The following 43 pages are in this ...
This category is for masculine given names from Nigeria (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). Pages in category "Nigerian masculine given names" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
Efik names are names borne by the Efik people of Southern Nigeria and Western Cameroon. The naming system of the Efik is unique and differs from contemporary African names in several ways. The word for name in Efik is Enyiñ and the act of assigning a name to a child is Usio enyiñ. [1]
South African given names (3 C, 28 P) T. Tunisian given names (1 C) Y. Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P) Pages in category "African given names"
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally.Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population.
Fẹ́mi audio ⓘ is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love me". [1] [2] Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means The Lord loves me,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language).
The Oluwa prefix name is of African origin. It is the Yoruba word for Lord, but in this context used to refer to God. [1] It is a prefix and used with other relevant words/name. It is mostly used in some Yoruba first names and in fewer Yoruba Surnames/ last names. Examples are :