hello, my name is is a storytelling podcast that explores the personal, cultural, and political significance of names and naming. Through conversations with guests, host Mofi B, unpacks the stories and meanings behind names, exploring how they intersect with identity and how much (or how little) names shape who we are, our sense of self, how we are perceived, and how we move through the world.
HMNI is a space to honor the stories, histories, and complex realities carried in the first introduction to every person - their name. Whether you're navigating your own relationship with your name or just listening in, HMNI is a home for stories about identity, belonging, and the meanings we carry.
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hello, my name is is a storytelling podcast that explores the personal, cultural, and political significance of names and naming. Through conversations with guests, host Mofi B, unpacks the stories and meanings behind names, exploring how they intersect with identity and how much (or how little) names shape who we are, our sense of self, how we are perceived, and how we move through the world.
HMNI is a space to honor the stories, histories, and complex realities carried in the first introduction to every person - their name. Whether you're navigating your own relationship with your name or just listening in, HMNI is a home for stories about identity, belonging, and the meanings we carry.
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In this episode, I talk to someone whose presence radiates warmth and light — a true joy container. Tanto is a content creator and business owner who has gone by many names over the years — twenty-one, to be exact.
We explore how naming can be a tool for rebuilding confidence, beginning again, and stepping into new versions of yourself. My guest talks about reclaiming power through her names, preserving culture, finding affirmation through positivity, and how naming can hold joy, healing, and renewal. We also talk about choosing names for the future, baby name ideas, and how naming is deeply tied to rebirth and becoming.
From the twenty-one names she’s carried, to the confidence each new name helped her rebuild, to the joy of naming as a form of self-affirmation — her story reveals how names can carry healing, resilience, and authenticity all at once. This is a conversation about becoming, affirmation, and the continuous journey back to self, and I’m so excited for you to listen to the episode. You can find Tanto on IG at @tantoluwaa and @tantoscapes and on TikTok at @tantoluwaaa
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In this episode, I talk to someone who has been in my life for a very long time — my best friend of over 20+ years.
On this episode, we explore how the meaning of names can shape faith, relationship with family and self. My guests talks about reclaiming power, and about the intimacy and pride she has found in her name over time. We also get into family nicknames, and our thoughts about name pronunciations and mispronounciations, and the experience of carrying a name that’s unique. The episode was also an entry into Akwa-Ibom and Cross Riverian naming traditions and culture and unpacking the importance of family in Akwa/Cross naming traditions.
From her dramatic naming story, to funny nicknames, to the intimacy of holding your name, her story reveals how a name can carry faith, belonging, growth, and family connection all at once. This is a conversation about family bonds, affirmation, and owning your uniqueness and I am so excited for you to listed to the episode. You can find Tiese on IG at @tiiese, on her blog https://samefootprints.com/ or through her Substack Newsletter @samefootprints.
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In this episode, Mofi B talks to someone I’ve known for a few years now, who she was curious to unpack more of his story. On this episode, we talk about how naming is deeply tied to lineage, identity, community, resistance, and care. The guest shares how naming is a ceremonial, communal, and spiritual process in his culture. One that involves elders, ancestors, clan identity, and the individual. A name isn’t just given, it’s chosen, and sometimes, fought for.
From the legacy of having a school named after him, to choosing one of his names as his artist name, to navigating naming as a trans man and immigrant. This conversation is a powerful reminder that naming isn’t just something that happens to us. It’s a practice of self-definition, dignity, and ancestral connection. It’s a conversation about roots, identity, and standing in your truth and I’m so excited for you to listen to the epsiode/
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In this episode, Mofi B shares her personal journey and the significance of names in shaping identity. She reflects on her own names, Mofiyinfoluwa, and so many others and their connection to family, community and heritage. The conversation explores the cultural importance of names, the transition from her childhood name Fiyin to Mofi, and the broader roles of naming in preserving culture and history. In this episode, Mofi explores the power of names in self-discovery, self-confidence and self-growth and the intention behind them.
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Names are a window into who we are. They carry stories about where we come from, our life experiences, and who we are becoming. For many of us, Especially Africans, names hold cultural, spiritual, and historical weight. And sometimes, we’re made to wrestle with them. Do we shorten them to be understood? Modify them to belong? Hold onto them in resistance? Change them to affirm who we are? However they show up, our names remain the first stories we tell about ourselves. So, let's tell the stories.
In this debut episode, host Mofi B introduces hello, my name is—a storytelling podcast about names, naming, and the layered ways they shape identity. Mofi B shares the origins of the podcast and her personal connection to naming as a Queer Nigerian-Canadian woman who has navigated multiple names across continents and identities. This episode unpacks why names matter—not just linguistically, but culturally, politically, and emotionally. You'll hear about Mofi's own journey from Mofiyinfoluwa to Fiyin to Mofi, and how watching others rename, reclaim, and resist through naming sparked the questions that drive this project:
You'll also hear about what you can expect from season 1 and why naming, especially in African and diasporic contexts, is both personal and collective. Mofi shares her vision for this podcast as a space of reflection, connection, and archival storytelling.
Through intimate conversations, personal reflection, research, and community insight, HMNI unpacks how names shape self-discovery, identity formation, and legacy. I am very thrilled to have you join me on this journey.
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Hello, my name is Mofi B, and you’re listening to hello, my name is. I’m so glad you’re here.
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