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Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by neyohh: 1:10am On May 04, 2021
I have come across a few igbos living in the south West with Yorubas name's who also speak Yoruba fluentiy.

Why is this acceptable in Igbo culture ?
Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by Mixedfruit: 1:16am On May 04, 2021
neyohh:
I have come across a few igbos living in the south West with Yorubas name's who also speak Yoruba fluentiy.

Why is this acceptable in Igbo culture ?
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Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by Freestainworld(m): 1:16am On May 04, 2021
neyohh:
I have come across a few igbos living in the south West with Yorubas name's who also speak Yoruba fluentiy.

Why is this acceptable in Igbo culture ?
Why do majority of us bear English names op? are we whites?
Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by Vaughanlanrewaj: 1:29am On May 04, 2021
Incidentally, many of us from Lagos grew up seeing this around. It can go the other way too if you have your children in the SE and you are Yoruba.
Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by Subduer: 1:53am On May 04, 2021
neyohh:
I have come across a few igbos living in the south West with Yorubas name's who also speak Yoruba fluentiy.

Why is this acceptable in Igbo culture ?
Zik have his children Yoruba names. Igbo is Igbo, whether or not, they bear Japanese, Zulu, European, or Bantu names.
Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by Hintona(f): 10:34am On May 07, 2021
I've noticed this too. And it's always the ibos that take Yoruba names never the other way round.
Re: Why Do Some Igbo People Living In The South West Bear Yoruba Name's? by ariesbull: 11:16am On May 07, 2021
neyohh:
I have come across a few igbos living in the south West with Yorubas name's who also speak Yoruba fluentiy.

Why is this acceptable in Igbo culture ?

Igbi man bear Yorubber name....wonders shall never end.

Just like Davido child is bearing Ifeanyi

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