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Nigerian and Other African Names

All African names have meanings and unlike some other African names which are based on 'Days of the Week', e.g. Ghanaian names, Nigerian names have very specific meanings related usually to the events surrounding the child's birth.

Nigerian Names

http://www.babynamesworld.com/category-nigerian-names.html

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search/0/nigerian

http://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php?title=Main_Page

African Names [Nigerian Included]

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/afr.php

http://www.namesite.com

http://www.swagga.com/fname.htm

http://www.tlcafrica.com/african_names.htm

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Ghanaian Names

This is the first automatic name every Akan child gets based on the day s/he was born even before s/he is officially named. Except in few cases, this first name is not tampered with. The Akans call it kradin `souls name' and they believe that this is a name that a person's soul offers him/her. It is the soul of the person that decides when to allow the unborn child to enter this world. It isbelieved that this particular day may affect his/her behaviour, fate and future. The names of the days were derived from names of deities and their particular days of worshipping.

AMA or AMMA :Akan people of Ghana name for females born on Saturday. Also a West African name meaning "happy." Amma creation/grace People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. For example, a Monday-born is supposed to be peaceful and calm, while a Friday born is a wanderer and adventurer, and a Saturday born is creative.

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May we be strengthened with the ability, willingness and capabilities to be good ambassadors of Nigeria contributing to its uplifting, rather than its detriment. - Cxsm