by Miz Tee
It is not just physical things that get old and phase out. Names too suffer a similar fate.
Here are 32 names that used to be popular among Nigerians but not any more:
1. Apollonia
2. Dorothy
3. Scholastica
4. Douglas
5. Augustine
6. Augustina
7. Elijah
8. Noah
9. Julius
10. Samson
12. Abel
13. Louis
14. Louisa
15. Sandra
16. Theresa
17. Edna
18. Philomena
19. Eugene
20. Edith
21. Gerald
22. Maurice
23. Leonard
24. Paul
25. Paulina
26. Callista
27. Adam
28. Habbakuk
29. Dorcas
30. Abraham
31. Jemimah
32. Rebecca
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While it appears these names are getting unpopular, names like:
a. Daniel
b. Francis
c. Stanley
d. Benjamin
e. Mary
f. Abigail
g. Naomi
h. Austin
i. Andy
j. Frank
k. Stephen
l. Chris
m. Kinsley
n. Richard
o. Joy
p. Rachel, etc.
— has remained relatively evergreen.
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What do you think?
What other names do you think has become unpopular among Nigerians?
Your way of describing the whole thing in this article
is in fact pleasant, every one can without difficulty understand it, Thanks a lot.
Correct but Sandra is still currently used