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Baby Names: Unusual Christian Baby Names In Nigeria

Looking for top Christian baby names that Nigerians give their babies to choose for your newborn baby boy or girl?  Christianity is one of the popular religions in Nigeria. Some of the unique Christian baby names in Nigeria are names of apostles of Jesus Christ Catholic Saints, while some unusual Christian baby names are inspired by the circumstances surrounding the birth of the baby or the expectations/ good wishes of the parents for the future of the baby or their family.


Below is a list of the popular and cute baby names that most Nigerian Christian parents are choosing for their soon-to-be-born babies.

Top Christian Baby Boy Names

Here are the popular Christian names in Nigeria new-born for baby boys:

Augustine

Bernard

Honour

Christian

Christopher

Courage

Devin

Francis

Fortunate

Great

Happy

Kevin

Lucky

Victor

Praise

Promise

Prosper

Valentine

Worthy

Top Christian Baby Girl Names

Here are the popular Christian names for baby girls. These names are popular among Nigerian parents, as well as a favourite among Nigerian mothers who are expecting a new-born baby girl.

Amazing              Love

Anastasia            Marvellous

 Awesome           Mercy

Christiana            Miracle
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Comfort                Patience
                            
Delight                  Peace

Destiny                Peculiar

Devine                  Praise

Ebony                  Prayer

 Faith                    Precious

 Favour                 Progress

 Gift                      Purity

Glory                    Rejoice

Grace                  Shalom

Happiness           Success

Hope                    Testimony

Joy                       Treasure

Rhema                 Trinity


Unique                 Victory

Which Christian Baby Name Did You Choose?

Above are list of names you can give your baby/babies. Some of them are unusual but lovely names for babies you waited have for years to arrive (Miracle, Testimony, Melody, Faith, Devin, Destiny, Trinity, Fortune) e.t.c. 

Perhaps, you love the name Peace (that’s my name). When a child is born at a time when there is problem and restlessness in the family and the birth of the child settles it, bringing back the long awaited peace. 

Do you prefer Progress or Favour, you may have toiled and worked hard for years yet everything stood still and when that child was born, you were favoured beyond your imagination because you experienced an open door.                                                                    

Like in Nigeria it is often said that names tell a lot about you. From your name it could easily be told – the circumstances behind a persons’ birth.

Did you find a name suitable for bundle of joy? Tell us, which name did you pick? Feel free to send your comment across to us. Are there names you have in mind that are not here? You can make your own list of names and we will be glad to add them. Thank you.  


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