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Thread #11970   Message #3507878
Posted By: GUEST,Mark
23-Apr-13 - 03:42 PM
Thread Name: Are silly names an impediment?
Subject: RE: Are silly names an impediment?
My mother had a classmate - Oliva Sutton.

I had a classmate - her immigrant parents were wise in changing the spelling of the family name to "Fewkes" from "Fuchs".

"Margarint" may be a common male name in Romania, but his parents learned quickly to get the 9-year old and his teachers (and me) to use his middle name instead.