Lady shares the story behind her unique name, Amala, which comes from her parents’ love for the dish

• The information was shared on her TikTok page.

• The Nigerian lady’s face was featured in a post along with a caption that explains the video’s content.

A Nigerian woman has taken social media by storm, proudly declaring her name, Amala, and revealing that her parents cherish the dish so deeply that they chose to name her after it.

This revelation was shared in a post on her TikTok account, where she showcased her face alongside a caption that elaborated on the video’s theme.

The caption stated: “You think you can hurt me? My parents love Amala so much, they named me Amala.”

As she danced while sharing this information, numerous viewers flocked to the comments section to express their opinions regarding her unique name.

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Reacting to the post..

@🦋Amala🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩: “Good for you. My name is Amalachukwu if you no believe rest.”

@Verathy: “Same with my sister but my parents don’t like amala my sister had to change her name to amara.”

@Feyi_the_exconvict 👹: “If this makes you feel better, that’s also Doja’s name.”

@Ego Oyinbo💕: “Is Amala not an actual Igbo name? Odenigbo’s baby mama in Half of a Yellow Sun was named Amala.”

@Fw~Zavy: “So what’s the meaning of amala in Igbo.. let’s be fr cos I know they didn’t name you after a food.”

@♡💜𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐀 💜♡: “no actually amala is my sis name we are from Anambra though it just means grace.”

@Adeyemi Adelusi: “Someone named amala before gta 6.”

@Classyminjoon: “if they’re igbo then your name is Amara which means Grace.”

@KHALEED: “My parents loved rice so much they named me Rice.”