Actress Grace - Charis formerly known as Belinda Effah made a post that explains her name change and I think some of you need to change names as well...
Please take this post serious..
In a series of posts, she says
''H.E.L.L.O
Story of Gapunzel - Wait For It
Make Way For GCB - Once Upon a GCB Once Known as Belinda, Infact Known As Uyu, Guess You Guys Never Knew That name
So My Dad Named Me Uyu at Birth, An Efik Name (Never Got The Meaning of the Name). All Through Primary School I was Known By That Name. Early Part Of My Secondary School I Was Known By Uyu Until ....
I Bore The Name Belinda Without Knowing The Meaning- Pretty Serpent. Faster Forward To When People Started Asking Me The Meaning Of My Name . I Decided To Research The Meaning Of My Name .
My Brother From My Step Mother Decided To Rename My Sisters and I. Accordingly to Him We Needed English Names.
. Dear World Please Kindly Endeavor To Effect My Name Change Grace-Charis Bassey Effah (GCB), This Is my Decision. No Offense To Those Bearing Linda or Belinda, as I Respect Every Linda’s out There. My Destiny Is Different From Theirs. What Might Work For Them Might Not Work For Others. I Have Chosen My Path and I Am Following It 🙏
Everyone Is Entitled To Their Opinion 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 Whether It Sucks Or Not, Its an Opinion. The Journey To Success Starts From The Point Of Knowing Who You Are. So Today I Ask You - WHO ARE YOU? Please Humor Me To Put a few words on the comment session . If You Have Observed My Recent Post With The End Credit Hastags , It Speaks Of Who I Am. Make Your Daily Confession of Who You Are Everyday, One Love 🙏🏽''
I like the new name. God bless you. Amen.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
DeleteWhy didnt you bear the Uyu,the Efik name your papa named you....it sounded too local,Lol. Now ur causing confusion for urself.
DeleteSometimes especially as an Artist,actor or writer already known and have published alot of work through dat name,some even have copyright in dat name,a name change can be akward and it confuses ppl. But Goodluck with it anyways.
@bedandroses, she said she doesn't know the meaning
DeleteAll your reasons are not as important as the one she gave. Belinda means what? Would you rather she bears a name that has a negative meaning?
DeleteI said she shld have stuck to the Uyu her father gave her o. For sure Uyu must have a meaning in their dialect.
DeleteI know a Linda that behaves like a snake sha.
DeleteSo many are guilty of this especially ladies. Very many are answering names they gave themselves without knowing or finding out the meanings.
ReplyDeleteThese names are deemed funkified and are borne out of being woke!
I couldn't recognise her from this pic. Good actress, may your new name bring blessings to you. GREAT ANON
DeleteThats how a girl too in my secondary school started bearing Joan in school meanwhile her parents named her Nonye ...she invited us to her house got there and the security said no one with dat names lives there.
DeleteOk oooo
ReplyDeleteGood for her
I hope she prays about it before changing her name. No matter how horrible your name is. The moment you're named here on earth, the angels have penned it down.It's only God that can approve a name change.
ReplyDeleteAssistant Jesus christ. God changed many people name in the bible
DeleteBiko where do you guys get yhis sort of doctrine from kwa? The people that named her on earth are the stronger than she...why wont God approve her own name change? Please I would like you to show scriptures that back-up this flawed doctrine of yours!
DeleteRubbish talk
DeleteLol...abeg shift.. same God that gave man dominion over animals and asked man to name them...let's not say things we are not sure of
DeleteFrom which bible did you get this story?
Delete1. Who told you God has not approved her name change?
Delete2. Go and read about Jabez in the bible and come back, let's talk about name-change.
New Bum Bum
ReplyDeleteOk the 'Uyu' was removed because of what?
ReplyDeleteYour step brother renamed you? Honestly don't understand.
You that named yourself 'Belinda' could not rename yourself again?
Anyways as long as you're happy, most important thing.
Any name that come with Linda means SERPENT.. i bear linda before. I changed mine in secondary school to Lydia. Belinda linda bla bla. Linda means serpent. Thou my parents still call me Linda till date.
ReplyDeleteLies and ignorance. Please do research before you say something like it was a fact. Names have meanings to each languages, Linda in Spanish means PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL; in Latin it's means TENDER,SOFT.
DeleteBelinda of English and Spanish origin which means BEAUTIFUL
Latin origin, where it means "beautiful serpent".
So what is your origin? Are you not of English origin as you were colonised by English? What the fuss about this? Are you Latin????
You don't want to be called linda but you're there keeping head and hand like 'linda' in pic5.
ReplyDeleteHope you've changed your instagram name? Enough of the shalaye. More grace.
Infact, I noted same thing, she was still showing her serpentine skills in the pics above.
DeleteThe shoes look serpentine sef, the long braid like a long black snake, but all is good I guess.
DeleteThe name meaning varies from languages. Greek, Italian etc all have different meanings. So it depends on the one u want, olaniyi means a totally different thing in Igbo, does that mean the person bearing it should have it changed? Anyway to each his own. I love her acting and will not remember her wit that name.
ReplyDeleteLol @ olaniyi. Olanike Olaniyi
DeletePlease what is the meaning of Olaniyi in igbo please?
DeleteAnd olanike too?
Olaniyi means someone who is going to be useless or useless someone. Olanike means your end is going to be violent, both have terrible meaning in Igbo language
DeleteLolzz at the meaning of olaniyi and olanike in igbo.
DeleteI really laughed🤣🤣🤣
She's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGood one. Thank you for letting me know the meaning of Belinda. Grace-Charis you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteLinda in Spanish means pretty and that was where the name for girls cane from though it was made popular by a musician in around 1947 to early 1950s,the other meaning is from Germany which means called Linde meaning snake,lime tree,Linden tree. So the Spanish name which means pretty was where people named their daughter and not from the German meaning!
ReplyDeleteBasically your will power matters and not your name! What you can do is much more than what your name means! From birth we all have our will powers and that's all that count and that's what will either make or destroy a person! Not his name!!!!
Beautiful name though
ReplyDeleteAfter the change, you're here displaying Belinda-like skills lol.
ReplyDeleteExactly
DeleteYou change name come de do like wetin you say the old name mean. Your hair come be like black snake. Aunty pls its not fine cos you come de do like snake girl for that old Indian film.
ReplyDeleteAfter changing ur name u are still posing like a snake 🙄🙄🙄🙄Goodluck tho,I pray people can remember this new name.
ReplyDeleteEzigbote posing like a snake. .. she even coiled it around her neck.
Delete😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏
She still has the energy of that name, look at her hair. It doesn't matter how much you change your name, the first change should be to ensure that the energy of the name has not entered your spirit.
ReplyDeleteAt least she's taken a step in the right direction.
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