Identifying Imaginative Identities - Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare

Flavius Zeno | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare March 9, 2022 No Comments

From an Anatolian soldier to a Byzantine emperor.

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Moses Mendelssohn | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare January 20, 2022 No Comments

From a Germanized surname, a name change occurred.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare January 15, 2022 No Comments

Matsudaira Takechiyo (1542-1562) Tokugawa was born into the Matsudaira clan. He was given the name Takechiyo, which became temporary. His parents were teenagers, with his father Hirotade marrying a second…

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Anaïs Nin | Unique Names

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare January 15, 2022 No Comments

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903-1977) This is her full name. She was born in France to a Catalan father and a Danish mother, both of…

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Daniel Featley | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 30, 2021 No Comments

I did some ancestry research, and it turns out that I am a descendant of Daniel Featley. Richard Fairclough (1582-?) He was born in Charleton-uopon-Otmoor, Oxfordshire to the cook of…

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Repnin | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 26, 2021 No Comments

Prince Ivan “Repnin” Mikhailovich Obolensky This Russian family name originated with a member of the Obolensky royal family. Prince Ivan was given the nickname Repnyna, which is Russian for “bad…

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U Dhammaloka | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 24, 2021 No Comments

Laurence Carroll (1856-1884) He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He would work as a migrant worker throughout the Atlantic Ocean, including the United States. Dhammaloka eventually found his way to…

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Named After U.S. Presidents | Unique Names

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 23, 2021 No Comments

Andrew Jackson There were well-known politically active people who were named after Andrew Jackson. These included his nephew Andrew Jackson Donelson, and Andrew Jackson Houston, who was the son of…

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Taliesin Jaffe | Unique Names

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 23, 2021 No Comments

He is a voice actor and director, most known for his role in the Geek & Sundry show Critical Role. He has creativity in his family, considering how his grandfathers…

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Avraham Even-Shosham | Name Changes

Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare October 20, 2021 No Comments

Avraham Rosenstein (1906-1925) He was born in Minsk, Belarus. His father ran a Jewish school which he attended prior to entering a yeshiva. While he emigrated to Palestine, his father…