The average Irish person tends to say Oh-la instead of Ol-ah. I go by Ola Majekodunmi in my daily life and for my work, and even the pronunciation of the three-letter name Ola can be tricky. However, like many Nigerians in diaspora, my name is often mispronounced. Nigerian names in general tend to carry meaningful and religious connotations. I was given the name Olufemi Wuraola Majekodunmi by parents and grandparents, meaning God loves me, Precious of wealth, Don’t let it hurt me: quite a striking sentiment. Why is there sometimes a reluctance to get people’s names exactly right in terms of pronunciation and spelling? Why are certain names given more attention than others, and how important are our names and their meanings? But for others, it can be a frequent preoccupation, because of how it is mispronounced or how it is not given the same regard as other, more common names. Many people may not really think about their name how it sounds, what it means, what others hear when we say it. We may be cut off from much of the world for now, but we are still interacting with people we do not know, people who need to know what to call us. Have you answered a phonecall today? Perhaps you had a package delivered to your home or made an appointment where you were asked for your name.
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