Elia Kazan | Name Changes
Robert-Scott Bannersglare
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…
Indo-European
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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
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Indo-European
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Semitic
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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
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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
D\’Brickashaw Ferguson | Uniquonyms
Originally from \"de Bricassart\"
The Diverse Origins Of The Sranan Tongo Language
As explained by an Amerkanman.
Ernest Borgnine | Name Changes
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