Greta Christina | Name Changes
Robert-Benjamin Bannersglare
(1961-1983?) Christina was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. Greta Christina (1983?-) In her twenties, Cristina legally changed her name, by removing her original surname and making her middle name,…
Bannersglare’s Bright Fame
Elia Kazan | Name Changes
Elias Kazantzoglou (1909-?) He was born to Greek immigrants originally from the Ottoman Empire. Elias Kazan (?-2003) Upon arriving in America, the surname was shortened and Anglicized to Kazan. Considering…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Name Changes
James Ngũgĩ (1938-?) He was born in a large peasant family in Kenya when it was originally a British colony. He witnessed the Mau Mau War of Independence, which influenced…
How Mezzofanti Learned 30 Languages
Giuseppe Mezzofanti was an Italian cardinal who was said to have developed proficiency in more than 30 languages. Whether it involved giving confessionals or writing letter correspondences, this vast mental…
For Assimilation
For Better Pronunciation
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Phillip Evergood | Name Changes
Howard Blashki (1901-1915) He was born in New York City to a Jewish father and an English mother, both of whom were originally from Australia. Philip Howard Francis Dixon Evergood…
Janis Ian | Name Changes
Originally derived from her brother's middle name.
Afro-Asiatic
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Germanic
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Semitic
Where To Find Languages
Jackie Mason | Name Changes
Yacov Moshe Hakohen Maza (1928-1960?) He was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to a strict, Orthodox Jewish family, but would grow up in New York City. His family were originally from…
Lyver Gwi | Cornish Neologism
Kernowek for \"blog\"
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
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Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi | Name Changes
Originally derived from a falcon
St. Leger St. Leger | Unique Name
Originally from a Germanic martyr