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Queen Latifah grew up with the name Dana Elaine Owens; the second child born to Rita and Lancelot Owens. Dana was only 8 years old when her cousin crowned her with the name Latifah, the Arabic word for "delicate" and began using it as her stage name in school performances. It's another example of how we …

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Famous name changes are, of course, interesting, but today's post is one is one of my favorites. It's the amazing story about how Caryn Elaine Johnson became Whoopi Goldberg. Can you imagine with me Caryn Johnson? I bet she would be funny. In fact, she'd probably be hilarious. One of those people that you love to run into at the …

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People who change their names do so for different reasons. And I’m not talking about the “changing your name when you get married” kind of name change. I’m talking about people who choose to change their name; separate from any event in their life. Some people choose to change their name because they need a new direction in life; others …

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[caption id="attachment_328" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Greek Temple of Delphi"][/caption] "Know yourself and you will know the Universe" —Excerpt of an inscription at the Greek Temple of Delphi Larry Ackerman, leading authority on organizational and personal identity, in his guest post on this site recommended that knowing yourself is a key component to personal identity. Do you ever wonder how you …

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Do you look at the posts about names on this site and ever ask yourself, what is the big hullabaloo about names? It’s not like there are a lot of people changing their names out there. Right? Well, the truth is, there are a lot more name changes going on than you realize. I think it’s a bit like buying …

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