Names are cultural indicators used to identify or designate a person or an object. There is an abundance of literature on the naming culture of the Yorùbá society. However, to the best of our knowledge, none of these works have adequately provided a functionalistic approach to naming among the Yorùbá. This article assesses the sociocultural functions and cultural implications of Yorùbá names in traditional and contemporary Yorùbá society. Employing the functionalist theory, the article argues that traditionally each Yorùbá name serves a specific sociocultural function. However, owing to the current encroachment of modernisation on the contemporary Yorùbá society, the values in the names are fast eroding. In the light of this, the article emphasises the need for Yorùbá people to take a restoration stride to the point of origin where the originality and the true essence of Yorùbá names lie.

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名称为尼日利亚传统和当代约鲁巴社会的文化象征

名称是用于识别或指定一个人或物体的文化指标。关于约鲁巴社会命名文化的文献很多。但是，据我们所知，这些作品都没有充分地提供一种功能主义的方法来命名约鲁巴。本文评估了约鲁巴人名字在传统和当代约鲁巴社会中的社会文化功能和文化含义。文章采用功能主义理论，认为传统上每个约鲁巴人名字都具有特定的社会文化功能。但是，由于当前现代化对当代约鲁巴社会的蚕食，名称中的价值观正在迅速消失。有鉴于此，