Naming in Africa cultures by Balex Omwony

Naming to African cultures and particularly to the Acholi has some important meaning, showing situation like war, famine, poverty, poor relation, extended family and clan. Names like Omwony are given to a baby boy during war times so that to remind people of “mony” which means war and for girls is Amwony.

Aname like Okech is a boy born during a period of famine or Akech for Girls, and Ocan is named to a boy born in poor family. 0poka is a name given to remind people where family would not forget a period of poverty, bad relation within extended family Omara is named to mean to love not forgetting Kony to mean help