{"id":215,"date":"2026-09-01T13:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/?p=215"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:13:44","slug":"name-and-naming-in-ayobami-adebayos-stay-with-me-an-onomastic-exploration-kikelomo-adeniyi-francis-olabisi-jedege-peluolami-adebisi-olowofoyeku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/name-and-naming-in-ayobami-adebayos-stay-with-me-an-onomastic-exploration-kikelomo-adeniyi-francis-olabisi-jedege-peluolami-adebisi-olowofoyeku\/","title":{"rendered":"Name and Naming in Ayobami Adebayo\u2019s Stay With Me: An Onomastic Exploration \u2014 Kikelomo Adeniyi, Francis Olabisi Jedege, Peluolami Adebisi Olowofoyeku"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Name and Naming in Ayobami Adebayo\u2019s Stay With Me: An Onomastic Exploration <\/strong>
Kikelomo Adeniyi <\/strong>
Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,<\/strong>
Lagos,<\/strong>
Nigeria.<\/strong>
victoria kadeniyi@gmail.com & adeniyiko@lasued.edu.ng<\/strong>
Francis Olabisi Jedege<\/strong>
Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,<\/strong>
Lagos, <\/strong>
Nigeria.<\/strong>
bisikemijegede@yahoo.com & jegedefo@lasued.edu.ng<\/strong>
Peluolami Adebisi Olowofoyeku<\/strong>
Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,Lagos,<\/strong>
Nigeria.<\/strong>
olowofoyekup@gmail.com<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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ABSTRACT: <\/em><\/strong>The study examines the onomastic landscape of AyobamiAdebayo\u2019s \u201cStay With Me\u201d (SWM), exploring the significance of names andnaming patterns in the novel set in a Yoruba locale of South West, Nigeria.By analyzing selected characters and recurring naming motifs, the studyexplores how these linguistic elements contribute to the overall themes andcharacter development in the novel. The research further investigatessymbolic and allegorical meanings associated with names, their relationshipto the cultural and historical context of Yoruba, so much so that anindividual\u2019s name is considered his primary identity. Through a closeexamination of the onomastics of SWM, this study reveals how names areemployed in the novel to lend meaning to specific phenomena and explaincertain situations that unfold during the interaction among the selectedcharacters. Research indicates that names have an impact on the portrayal ofcharacter and behavioral patterns of the individuals being identified.<\/em>KEYWORDS<\/em><\/strong>: Onomastics, Ayobami Adebayo\u2019s Stay With Me, YorubaNaming Pattern, Names, Anthroponomy.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Name and Naming in Ayobami Adebayo\u2019s Stay With Me: An Onomastic Exploration Kikelomo Adeniyi Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.victoria kadeniyi@gmail.com & adeniyiko@lasued.edu.ngFrancis Olabisi JedegeLagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.bisikemijegede@yahoo.com & jegedefo@lasued.edu.ngPeluolami Adebisi OlowofoyekuLagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto\/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.olowofoyekup@gmail.com ABSTRACT: The study examines the onomastic landscape of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":494,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacadng.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}