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.
Philip Melanchthon | Name Changes
This is the name change of a humanist, theologian, and educator. Philipp Schwartzerdt (1497-1507) Melanchthon was born to an armorer, Georg Schwartzerdt, and Barbara Reuter. […]
Larry King | Name Changes
Lawrence Harvey Zeigler (1933-1959) He was born to Orthodox Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a garment worker from Lithuania and his […]
African Names Brought To America
While Africans were given names upon being forcibly brought to America, there were some names which were recorded or stayed with the people for generations. […]
Flavius Zeno | Name Changes
From an Anatolian soldier to a Byzantine emperor.
Moses Mendelssohn | Name Changes
Moses ben Mendel Dessau (1729-?) He was born in the town of Dessay in Germany to a poor Jewish family. Since Moses had a curved […]
Tokugawa Ieyasu | Name Changes
Matsudaira Takechiyo (1542-1562) Tokugawa was born into the Matsudaira clan. He was given the name Takechiyo, which became temporary. His parents were teenagers, with his […]
Anaïs Nin | Unique Names
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903-1977) This is her full name. She was born in France to a Catalan father and […]