Tag: Onomastics
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Traditional Titles as igbo proper names
Published: at 03:57 PMIn a narrative by the reverend Prof. Chinua Achebe, he opined that because of the natural apprehension to creating an all powerful individual as evinced in the name "Ezebuilo", the process of acquiring traditional titles...
WHAT IS A NAME?
Published: at 12:00 AMGeorge Redmonds defines names as “…special words that we use to identify a person, an animal, a place, or a thing, and they all have a meaning. In many cases that meaning will lie concealed in the name’s history; but in others, it will still be transparent.”...
Ugo in Igbo names - A feather in one's cap
Published: at 12:00 AMIn Igbo names you find animal references like Agụ (leopard), Ịnyịnya (Horse), Enyi, Ugo or plant references like Ji (yam), Ọjị (Iroko). We have previously treated Enyi: The names must be understood in context of the cultural significance of things refered...