A young Nigerian-Chinese girl has responded to online comments questioning why her parents reportedly dropped her Igbo name, Ogochukwu, and made her answer “Sarah” while living in the United States.
In a video shared online, the teenager explained that the name wasn’t changed out of shame or preference but out of pronunciation challenges.
Speaking partly in Igbo and then in English, she said her mom called her earlier after they both came across several online comments criticizing the switch.
According to her, people in the U.S. found it difficult to pronounce Ogochukwu, so they started calling her Sarah instead—something her family eventually went along with for simplicity’s sake.
However, she clarified that her full name remains Ogochukwu Sarah, and both names are boldly written on her passport and birth certificate.
She also emphasized that within her home, her mom, siblings, and grandmother still call her Ogochukwu, and she’s deeply proud of her heritage.
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