Aboab Family | Name Changes
Robert-Scott Ynkawen This was the name of a famous Sephardic Jewish family known for its rabbis, scholars, physicians, and merchants. Abraham Aboab Born in Aragon, he would receive a tower in Altea…
Krairiksh Family | Name Changes
Roek Sae-Lim He was born to Hokkien Chinese immigrants to Thailand. Phraya Kraikosa This new name derives from the Thai words meaning "great star." It was given by King Vajravudh…
Danilo Dostoevsky | Name Changes
Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was descended from Russian nobility, specifically traced back to a Lithuanian man by the name of Danilo. Danilo Irtishch (fl. 1506) Nothing is known much about…
Kassaboom Family | Name Changes
The earliest Kassaboom (or who would become Kassaboom) can be traced in my ancestry back to a Dutchman named Evertz Karseboom. Karseboom Evertz Karseboom lived a short life in Groll,…
Oodles Of Unami | Brlfam’s Brilliant Bibliotheque
"Components with and without an extension may have the same meaning or may have different specializations or degrees of productivity." --Unami, Goddard pg. 116
Yugtun Script | Created By A Yup’ik Shaman-Turned-Christian
This is a very unique entry, since it deals with a Yup'ik Shaman who invented a script for the Alaskan Yup'ik language
Catarina Zitajonez | Catherine Zeta-Jones’ What-If Name
What if Catherine Zeta-Jones' famous role gave her a new name and identity?
John Avis I Of Portugal | Name Changes
From the Portuguese city and its Military Order
Lamsam Family | Name Changes
The name of the Thai family descended from a Hakka Chinese immigrant.