Posts Tagged ‘changing your name’

Odd Baby Names are In

2010Feb 25

In case you haven't noticed, odd baby names are in (I sometimes like stating the obvious). According to an article forwarded to me by Catherine Sherman in Yahoo News, "parents are choosing less common names for kids, which could suggest an emphasis on uniqueness and individualism." The study published in the Social Psychology and …

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Sign Your Name on Juliet’s Wall

2010Feb 15

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. ( William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) Believe it or not, Juliet used to be a rose by another name. In early versions of Shakespeare's play, Juliet's name was Giulietta. In the movie Shakespeare in Love, they mockingly refer to an early version of a comedy called Romeo …

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Dylan McDermott

2010Feb 12

This is such an unusual and touching name-change story that I had to share it. You may recognize this actor, Dylan McDermott, but you may not be aware of the circumstances that caused him to change his name. He was given the name Mark Anthony McDermott when he was born. By all he accounts he had what …

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Hello My Name is Scott

2010Feb 6

Meet Scott. In 2008 he was St. Louis' young entrepreneur of the year. Scott was also dubbed the "Authority on Approachability." He owns his own business, is an international speaker and has authored 7 books. Why all this success? It comes from his commitment to one simple thing: wearing a nametag. The catch is, he wears that …

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Namely Marly’s Word Cloud

2010Feb 5

I love names. They're my passion in life (everyone needs a passion). One of the originating words for nouns, nomen, means names. Translation? Names are words. That means if I love names, then I also must love words! We just stumbled upon a great site that combines a love of words with art called Wordle. It's …

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The Invisible Girl Changes her Name

2010Feb 4

Have you ever noticed that there are only a few female comic book characters? Batgirl and Supergirl are two that come immediately to mind; both, however, were characters derived from male superheros. And what's with that "girl" thing? Can we not have a female heroine older than, say, 16? Well, interestingly enough, the most famous and interesting …

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