“My husband wanted to name our son after his grandfather, while I wanted something modern as a first name. At some point, my husband wanted to name him Lionel, so we put a ban on all sports-related names too.”Eventually, they reached a compromise. Parents now have an entire world of names to choose from, instead of the family tree they were once restricted to. So, instead of naming your child Kariuki, you name them David James because there is a more identifiable hero in that name for you.”Is traditional naming dying off? “There are people who feel dignified by identifying purely as African, and carrying their African names is how they do it.

Source: Standard Digital July 22, 2021 12:00 UTC