Cokoye

I think is a matter of choice.

Maybe we are ashamed of our identities, of being Africans and bearers of African names. or maybe western names enable us to integrate easily into the societies where we find ourselves. or maybe our African names are simply 'primitive'?

civilisation! Well Africans devalued their ethical conduct in an attempt to blend with the western world. On the hand, civilisation have made some to feel inferior instead of advocating ur entity, who ever changes his name in the name of meaning or tribe only shows inferiority.

civilisation! Well Africans devalued their ethical conduct in an attempt to blend with the western world. On the hand, civilisation have made some to feel inferior instead of advocating ur entity, who ever changes his name in the name of meaning or tribe only shows inferiority.

Interesting, thanks. However what do you mean by inferior, and inferior to who; what's even 'ethical conduct'?

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fake human being

Thought provoking observation, Webmaster. but what do you mean by fake human being?

Well, I didn't expect it to be taken literally, what I actually meant here is fake name.
For example someone whose name is buchi Okofor , the person suddenly due to one perception or the other change  it to  Anthony Clement, such is fake. Anybody who fakes his/her name is faking his/her identity, as such isn't totally out of turn to tag such individual fake humanbeing.

There have been stories in one quarter or the other about some ladies from Africa (I don't want to mention the countries) in United state that always claim are Jamaica whenever they’re being asked. Such people changing their names to reflect what they are craving for isn't a big deal to them.   

Can we ban foreign names?

thats a good one!