Ernest Borgnine | Name Changes
Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare
Not doing this entry would be downright EVILLLLLL!
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Joseph Conrad | Name Changes
Behind the name of this famous writer is a life of adventure. Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski His parents were Polish land gentry named Apollo Korzeniowski and Ewa Bobrowska in 1857.…
Bantu
For Reclamation
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Name Changes
Niger-Congo
Where To Find Languages
Molefi Kete Asante | Name Changes
The path to self-realization involves knowing one’s own identity. Arthur Lee Smith He was born to a family of sixteen to a peanut factory worker and a domestic worker. He…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Germanic
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Darth Vader | Name Changes
This is not necessarily a famous inclusion, though the rationale behind the name change is interesting enough. Eric Welch (not Anakin Skywalker) He grew up in foster homes and orphanages.…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Mongolic
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Yujiulü Mugulü | Name Changes
I came across this figure a while ago in Peter Golden’s book about Central Asia while I was attending Brookdale Community College. Mugulü’s story sounds interesting enough to be made…
Afro-Asiatic
For Reclamation
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Name Changes
Semitic
Where To Find Languages
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz | Name Changes
On the eve of Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to include the complex civil rights leader El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz–otherwise known as Malcolm X. Malcolm Little He…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Daniel Tammet | Name Changes
He is an autistic savant from England who has been studied by academics and appeared on the David Letterman Show. His main areas of interest are numbers and languages, with…
Afro-Asiatic
Celtic
Germanic
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Semitic
Unique Names
Where To Find Languages
To African-Americans With So-Called \”Ghetto\” Names, Your Name Is Not A Mistake
Please hear me out.
Tjin-A-Djie Family | Name Changes
Original Name This comes from the name of a Chinese immigrant named Tjin A Djie, who would help birth a prominent Surinamese family. After he arrived, he earned a license…
Afro-Asiatic
After Placenames
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Name Changes
Semitic
Sleeping Languages
Where To Find Languages
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda | Name Changes
What better inclusion into the QB Name Change series than a language revivalist? Eliezer Lieb Perlman He was born to a Rabbi in a village called Luzki in what is…