These Funny African Names Will Crack You Up

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Published on July 30, 2016

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July 30, 2016 – The Names On These Namibian ID Cards Will Crack You Up

Let’s not laugh alone.

For the sake of those who couldn’t view the photos… here are the names

Shaanika Matheus Forgive Them
Sackaria Ellina Happy Birthday
Amakali Emmanuel Very Important Person

Tjiuoneka Why God …LOL. Wetin consign God for this matter..

16 Comments

Metu Nyetu
July 30, 2016 at 6:25 AM
Hahaha! Their parents don see shege. And all of then are from Namibia. Imagine Forgive Them, or Why God. Who knows what their village people had done to their parents?
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Big Aunty Koks
July 30, 2016 at 7:34 AM
Africans are very passionate people that tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Whatever situation they passed through in life at the time their baby is born becomes the child’s name. These unusual names are noticed because they are answered using a more universal language…English, so most people understand the meanings. In Nigeria most of such names are answered using the individual vernacular and since we have so many languages we might not notice how odd some of the Nigerian names sound. I know some names that translate as….. Farm Road, Farm, Market, Hardluck, Who Knows, Fine Face, Gone Tomorrow,Death,Life,Sorrow,Tears, Do Not Let It Happen To Me, Seven, Rock, Witch, Thief, Stronghold etc. The list is endless. Then we have some names of days of the week and these sometimes combined with similar surnames to bring hilarious names like….. Thursday Saturday, Wednesday Sabbath etc.
While I would not say the imagination of parents are wicked for naming their children so, I do feel for people answering such unusual names for it would not have been fun in their growing up years, when they would have taken serious ribbing by peers in school and kept miserable due to being so named.
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Oke Joe
July 30, 2016 at 7:37 AM
This is really funny. I think my next child will be named `Metu Nyetu Why Not Marry’
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- Metu Nyetu
  July 30, 2016 at 10:55 PM
  Lolzz @Oke Joe! Do you have any idea how old I am?
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- filemon
  November 30, 2022 at 12:20 AM
  That’s a very good name. lol
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fifelomo
July 30, 2016 at 7:44 AM
Like seriously, laughing.????????????????????????????????????
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merit brown
July 30, 2016 at 7:58 AM
WONDERFUL
VERY FUNNY NAMES
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Maryf
July 30, 2016 at 8:23 AM
The above names no fit kill me at all. Is it that names to bear are now scarce or what?
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huchennar
July 30, 2016 at 9:17 AM
Lol ???? ????… different kind of name sha
. how person go dey bear ‘happy birthday’
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Endure
July 30, 2016 at 10:09 AM
Ha hahah too funny. And the government of Namibia accepted this mere titles from people and eventually printed out there national identity card with it? Are they serious at all?
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iron bar
July 30, 2016 at 12:34 PM
hahaha.common sense no common at all..this kin people go chase ferarri on foot hoping they will over take them on the road
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betty
July 30, 2016 at 5:57 PM
truly funny
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fairjudge
July 30, 2016 at 6:50 PM
You are joking Right? LOL ****************
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sola olaniyi
July 30, 2016 at 7:05 PM
these names are really hilarious
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Olaizo
July 31, 2016 at 5:04 AM
Soon one go bear”wetin happen”
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Very possible
August 1, 2016 at 3:46 AM
Former Secretary of State under George Bush is called Mrs Rice And I’ve seen a teacher bearing miss white and a colleague bearing Mrs kitchen here in UK
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