2010Jan 17
How did the band Alice Cooper come up with the name? They started out together as The Earwigs and later changed to The Nazz, but they felt they needed something a little more scandalous to breakthrough to the big time. Scandal is obviously not so good for professional golfers, but it can work wonders for rock …
2010Jan 12
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 …
2009Nov 5
OK, it appears that last post on nicknames was really just the tip of the iceberg. There were some good comments from people on it and I decided we should spend more time on this topic. A nickname can be great; a term of endearment. But what about nicknames that people don’t ask for? I just read that the UK …