Chilee Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Asabe Korede Oreoluwa Boma Soibi Oluwadamilola Elima Nchelem Iyanu Somtochukwu Chiaka Nkem ...too numerous to mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txunamy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Chilee said: Asabe Korede Oreoluwa Boma Soibi Oluwadamilola Elima Nchelem Iyanu Somtochukwu Chiaka Nkem ...too numerous to mention. Boma and somtochukwu are nice Names.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilee Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Txunamy said: Boma and somtochukwu are nice Names.. They are🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 17, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted June 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Chilee said: Asabe Korede Oreoluwa Boma Soibi Oluwadamilola Elima Nchelem Iyanu Somtochukwu Chiaka Nkem ...too numerous to mention. Never heard of Soibi. I like it. I know an Asabe... lovely name. I like your selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilee Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 39 minutes ago, kimi said: Never heard of Soibi. I like it. I know an Asabe... lovely name. I like your selections. 😊 Soibi is a Kalabari (Ijaw) name; a tribe in Rivers State. They have really beautiful names (Somina, Belema, Priye, Obele, Opakrite, Boma, Abiye,etc) 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 17, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted June 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chilee said: 😊 Soibi is a Kalabari (Ijaw) name; a tribe in Rivers State. They have really beautiful names (Somina, Belema, Priye, Obele, Opakrite, Boma, Abiye,etc) 😅 Lovely names I agree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 6:57 AM, kimi said: Never heard of Soibi. I like it. I know an Asabe... lovely name. I like your selections. Where do you know an Asabe from? It's a northern name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 20, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted June 20, 2019 47 minutes ago, Mimy said: Where do you know an Asabe from? It's a northern name. Northern? I thought it was a south-south name. She is somoene I met on a poject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 7 hours ago, kimi said: Northern? I thought it was a south-south name. She is somoene I met on a poject. Nah it's an Hausa name. Meaning a female born on Saturday. The male version is Dan Asabe. It's derived from the word Asabar which means Saturday in Hausa language. Though a lot of South southerners bear Yoruba and Hausa names. Before the Fulani conquest and Arabianizing of the Hausa people. The Hause people name their children according to the days of the week and important events. Lantana/Dan Liti - born on monday Talatu/Dan Tala - born on Tuesday Laraba/Balarabe - born on Wednesday Lami/Dan Lami - born on Thursday Jummai/Dan Juma - born on friday Asabe/Dan Asabe - born on Saturday Ladidi/Dan Ladi - born on Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 20, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted June 20, 2019 41 minutes ago, Mimy said: Nah it's an Hausa name. Meaning a female born on Saturday. The male version is Dan Asabe. It's derived from the word Asabar which means Saturday in Hausa language. Though a lot of South southerners bear Yoruba and Hausa names. Before the Fulani conquest and Arabianizing of the Hausa people. The Hause people name their children according to the days of the week and important events. Lantana/Dan Liti - born on monday Talatu/Dan Tala - born on Tuesday Laraba/Balarabe - born on Wednesday Lami/Dan Lami - born on Thursday Jummai/Dan Juma - born on friday Asabe/Dan Asabe - born on Saturday Ladidi/Dan Ladi - born on Sunday Thanks Mimy... I love them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txunamy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Mimy said: Nah it's an Hausa name. Meaning a female born on Saturday. The male version is Dan Asabe. It's derived from the word Asabar which means Saturday in Hausa language. Though a lot of South southerners bear Yoruba and Hausa names. Before the Fulani conquest and Arabianizing of the Hausa people. The Hause people name their children according to the days of the week and important events. Lantana/Dan Liti - born on monday Talatu/Dan Tala - born on Tuesday Laraba/Balarabe - born on Wednesday Lami/Dan Lami - born on Thursday Jummai/Dan Juma - born on friday Asabe/Dan Asabe - born on Saturday Ladidi/Dan Ladi - born on Sunday Yeah.. Just like Ghanaians.. Kweku Kwame Kwasi Kwesi Kojo Yaw Kofi Kwabela Kwabena, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Txunamy said: Yeah.. Just like Ghanaians.. Kweku Kwame Kwasi Kwesi Kojo Yaw Kofi Kwabela Kwabena, etc.. Wow Ghanaians too? Thought it's peculiar to Hausa people. I know a Kwame and Kofi. Which day of the week is Kofi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilee Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Mimy said: Nah it's an Hausa name. Meaning a female born on Saturday. The male version is Dan Asabe. It's derived from the word Asabar which means Saturday in Hausa language. Though a lot of South southerners bear Yoruba and Hausa names. Before the Fulani conquest and Arabianizing of the Hausa people. The Hause people name their children according to the days of the week and important events. Lantana/Dan Liti - born on monday Talatu/Dan Tala - born on Tuesday Laraba/Balarabe - born on Wednesday Lami/Dan Lami - born on Thursday Jummai/Dan Juma - born on friday Asabe/Dan Asabe - born on Saturday Ladidi/Dan Ladi - born on Sunday Oh wow!👌🏾 I think I'll adopt Ladidi (Sunday-Born). Asabe is still my favorite though; Laraba too. Which one's yours? It'd be nice if everyone could share theirs as well😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilee Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Txunamy said: Yeah.. Just like Ghanaians.. Kweku Kwame Kwasi Kwesi Kojo Yaw Kofi Kwabela Kwabena, etc.. Wow! Who would have thought. This is a very interesting concept and the names are cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilee Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mimy said: Wow Ghanaians too? Thought it's peculiar to Hausa people. I know a Kwame and Kofi. Which day of the week is Kofi? Friday-born😁 Confirmed on Google. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Chilee said: Oh wow!👌🏾 I think I'll adopt Ladidi (Sunday-Born). Asabe is still my favorite though; Laraba too. Which one's yours? It'd be nice if everyone could share theirs as well😁 I bear one of these names. Lol my folks love Hausa names like that. All my siblings bear native Hausa names. Sometimes I wonder if they were on a mission of eradicating our Edo heritage. 😂😂 My favorite is Lami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txunamy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Mimy said: Wow Ghanaians too? Thought it's peculiar to Hausa people. I know a Kwame and Kofi. Which day of the week is Kofi? I dunno 😁 Chilee has supplied the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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