African names, names and media

The continent of Africa is a huge territory, on which are concentrated deserted deserts and densely populated countries. Here still survive the tribes living in the wild, which are adjacent to the peoples of modern megacities. People from Africa do not look like typical representatives of European countries: they have a different skin color, other beliefs, traditions, languages and dialects. That is why African names and names are so unusual on hearing.

How are names generated?

According to the beliefs of the peoples of the Congo, a child becomes a person only after he is given a name. It can mean a lot: the events preceding the birth, the day of birth, status, information about the family. For example, Ndimuban-zi says that its owner is surrounded by enemies. It is also known that names can vary during a person's life. It happens in one of the peoples - bafut. This is done so that evil spirits can not harm.

With the names the situation is different, they appeared among the peoples of Africa relatively recently, as a result of colonization. For the conduct of trade, interaction with other peoples, the inhabitants of the country needed documents. Accordingly, it became necessary to have more identification data than just a name. In some educational institutions, African surnames are awarded to students or students upon receipt of a certificate of their graduation.

Names and surnames in African countries

In Morocco, a person gets a surname when he leaves his native village for the next. Until this time, he uses his name and the names of his parents (most often his father). If a person leaves far from their territories, his surname is formed by the name of the tribe, where he comes from. This is how the men's African names are formed.

In some countries of West Africa, the name of the ancestor is appended to the name, followed by the name of the locality, home town or village. In some cases, the personal name does not contain additions, but consists of several words.

Features of the names of the Haus people

The people of Hausa used to refer to children in honor of Islamic prophets. It is popular to give names-appeals. They contain information about the profession of parents, the physical qualities of the child. For example, the male name Afiri receives a baby, born very small (premature). Ibrahim Dereba - means that his carrier works as a chauffeur.

Hausa does not happen that the surname is transmitted by inheritance or as a result of marriage. Women have their own name, to which only the title signifying marriage is attached.

Popular names and surnames

When using African surnames in Russian, some of them tend, but not all. For example, the name of the public figure Yamaro Semoko is not declaimable.

The name Traore is very common on the continent. In South Africa, many immigrants from other regions and countries. Because there there are Indian, European surnames, some are modified or for convenience are reduced.

Popular names denoting the day when the person was born, for example, Jumaan (born on Tuesday). Kwaku means that the child appeared on Wednesday morning. Having given his son the name Oluuseun , parents thank God. From the name of the capital city, the popular female name of Dakar was formed . There is a similar male, without the last vowel. Popular and such beautiful female names, as Naema, Abeni , which are translated as "startling", "long-awaited". And from the male - Sayed , which means "happy," and Eyo - "brought joy."

Famous for the whole world

In 1960, for the first time in history, a black African citizen won the Olympics. It was a participant in a marathon from Ethiopia. He recognized and remembered the whole world. The African received a gold medal, running a distance without shoes, which, it is assumed, he did not even have money. Since then, Abebe Bikilu, all residents of the hot continent began to take themselves as role models.

Another famous African is the footballer from Cameroon Roger Milla . The participation of this legendary striker played a crucial role for his country's national team in the world championship. Milla was recognized as the oldest player, he scored the ball in his 42. Other famous Cameroonian players who played along with him - Stefan Mbia, André Onan, Tom N'Cono.

Writer from South Africa John M. Coetzee (Kutsi) won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He writes his works in English. Two of the Coetzee novels were awarded the Booker Prize.

Famous politician Rolilahla Mandela Nelson also was a Nobel laureate and was for several years the president of South Africa. He belonged to the people of the spit, and his name (Rolilahla) means "rebellious in spirit." In his country, the politician also had a clan name.

Today, women around the world have come to refer to their sons as Cameroonian athletes. Inhabitants of other countries are attracted by the amazing sound of African surnames. And exploring the values and interesting facts about their appearance, one can learn a lot about the history of the continent and its population.