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Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by bigfrancis21(op): 2:24am On Feb 18, 2015

Kerry Washington "Ogechi" is her new name and that's because she is married to an Igbo man!

The 'Scandal' actress disclosed her new middle name in her interview with InStyle Magazine March 2015 issue.

Kerry who got married to former NFL star, Nnamdi Asomugha in July 2013, told InStyle that her new name, Ogechi, was given to her by her mother-in-law.

"Nnamdi’s parents are Nigerian immigrants. His father passed when he was young. When you marry into the Igbo culture, you get a new name. My name is Ogechi. I wear it on a necklace my mother-in-law gave me."

The actress revealed she isn't the only one with a 'Nigerian' name in her home. Her daughter also has one.

"My daughter’s name is Isabelle Amarachi. Isabelle is my grandmother’s name. She was a bad-ass. She’d be scowling if she knew I called her that, but she was an immigrant from Jamaica who raised seven children alone in the Bronx. Isabelle’s middle name, Amarachi is Igbo for 'God’s grace'."

Well, incase you missed it, now you know.

http://pulse.ng/celebrities/kerry-washington-scandal-actress-has-an-igbo-name-ogechi-id3488245.html

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by greatmarshall(m): 4:39am On Feb 18, 2015

Oya naw

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Bugatie(m): 4:51am On Feb 18, 2015

And I have a foreign name too, Bugatie

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by simplemach(m): 5:04am On Feb 18, 2015

Cute couple. May God bless this marriage and help it last. Ogechi pls take good care of Amarachi.

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 5:25am On Feb 18, 2015

her lips igbotic though.

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Airforce1(m): 5:32am On Feb 18, 2015

Every tribe, race, religion in nigeria and the world loves igbo people

That's something to be proud about

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by qadeerkug(m): 5:35am On Feb 18, 2015

Bugatie:
And I have a foreign name too, Bugatie

mie sef nah Ferrari cheesy

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Bugatie(m): 5:55am On Feb 18, 2015

qadeerkug:
mie sef nah Ferrari

Lols

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Afrok(m): 6:31am On Feb 18, 2015

Okay! Not bad but how many times had she included the "Ogechi" in her name? She for change the Kerry to Kelechukwu so that Kelechukwu will always be mentioned before Washington.

Its a good thing, while we are here dying about naming our children Cameron, Jerome, Stone etc, someone is proud of Ogechi...

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Glaxx(m): 7:04am On Feb 18, 2015

My cousins name. Cute Igbo name if you ask me. Born mainly by the ajebota igbo girls.

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nonybb: 7:36am On Feb 18, 2015

That's a good news. In Shekau's voice, Igbos will dominate the world Meanwhile least I forget, GEJ TILL 2019

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Creamish(f): 7:52am On Feb 18, 2015

The name suits her....

#proudlyigbo cool

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by amareto: 7:56am On Feb 18, 2015

Creamish:
The name suits her....

#proudlyigbo

*proudlyegun cool

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 8:25am On Feb 18, 2015*

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Gabrielsylar(m): 9:00am On Feb 18, 2015

the same NL told us they were divorced undecided

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Viktor1983(m): 9:25am On Feb 18, 2015*

All Join...she's pretty though

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by pinkyruledworld(m): 9:26am On Feb 18, 2015

Airforce1:
Every tribe, race, religion in nigeria and the world loves igbo people

That's something to be proud about

are u still working on your album? and probably gonna marry an oyinbo too asin "joining u guys soon things?" grin

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by dubylhover(m): 9:46am On Feb 18, 2015

If you have a problem,just call olivia pope...scratch that,call ogechi pope grin

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by JbravoAdodger(m): 9:55am On Feb 18, 2015

Afrok:
Okay! Not bad but how many times had she included the "Ogechi" in her name? She for change the Kerry to Kelechukwu so that Kelechukwu will always be mentioned before Washington.

Its a good thing, while we are here dying about naming our children Cameron, Jerome, Stone etc, someone is proud of Ogechi...

But kelechukwu is a boy's naame

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Afrok(m): 10:22am On Feb 18, 2015

JbravoAdodger:
But kelechukwu is a boy's naame

then Kelechi would go well cheesy

...

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by damola1: 10:31am On Feb 18, 2015

She's a beautiful actress, but more importantly, I appreciate how she embraced her new family.

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 10:39am On Feb 18, 2015

that's my name too

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Ucheosefoh(m): 10:49am On Feb 18, 2015

Velvet86:
that's my name too

Your birth certificate or Idontbelivit

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by mirexxx(f): 10:50am On Feb 18, 2015

cool!

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 10:55am On Feb 18, 2015

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeen undecided

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Janeify(f): 11:24am On Feb 18, 2015

Afrok:
then Kelechi would go well ...

Kelechi is the short form for kelechuwu i think huh

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by 100Cents: 11:33am On Feb 18, 2015

Okay..

GEJ till 2019

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 11:36am On Feb 18, 2015

Ucheosefoh:
Your birth certificate or Idontbelivit

let me ask my ancestors.....

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Nobody: 11:43am On Feb 18, 2015

Velvet86:
let me ask my ancestors.....

Mother's side or father's side huh

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by ginawest(f): 12:05pm On Feb 18, 2015

Airforce1:
Every tribe, race, religion in nigeria and the world loves igbo people

That's something to be proud about

we r jes so blessed...m more Dan proud to b an IBO maiden

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Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Afrok(m): 12:32pm On Feb 18, 2015

Janeify:
Kelechi is the short form for kelechuwu i think

thought as much but I don't wanna be too forward coz we learn every secs even though its my language...

Re: Kerry Washington Has Ogechi As Igbo Name! by Airforce1(m): 12:53pm On Feb 18, 2015

ginawest:
we r jes so blessed...m more Dan proud to b an IBO maiden

Smiles

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