Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Yoruba Names: why do Most Yoruba Names Start with the letter (O).

I have alot of Yoruba Friends and most of their Names Start with the letter (O). So i decided to do some research on yoruba Names that Start with the letter (O) and i discuvered that most Yoruba's love Names that Start with the letter (O).

See Some Yoruba Names that start with (O):
  • Ola
  • Olatunji
  • Opeyemi
  • Ogundana
  • Olushola
  • Oguntubo
  • Ogundojutimi
  • Osinbajo
  • Oludolapo
  • Obasanjo
Unlike the other Nigerian Tribe names with No concentration on a particular letter, for instance the Igbo and Hausa names:

Hausa Names:
  • Ali
  • Aliyu
  • Bello
  • Sule
  • Aminu
  • Dalhatu
  • Buhari
  • Yusuf
  • Mohammed
  • Suleiman

Igbo Names:
  • Ifeanyi
  • Chisom
  • Ebere
  • Nneka
  • Uche
  • Achonu
  • Onuigbo

What is Really So Special with that letter (O) that yoruba's love somuch?

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