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What's In A Name?


What's In A Name?

1.     The letters N. A. M. E

2.     The words, MANE, MEAN and AMEN can be made from the above letters

3.     A dictionary definition of Name: A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/name

4.     Sometime after the year 1066 surnames were introduced to England

5.     Many wild animals do not have a specific name and thus do not have to pay taxes

6.     In many English-speaking countries, the most common surname is SMITH

7.     Worldwide, the most common surname is WANG

8.     Picabo Street, a US Olympic Gold medallist skier, didn’t have a name for several years, with the words ‘baby girl’ appearing on her birth certificate instead. Her parents believed in their children choosing their own names but were eventually forced to choose a name as they needed a passport for Picabo to travel to Mexico https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/street-picabo

9.     In Germany, names given at birth must be gender appropriate (able to identify gender through name) and must not have the potential for embarrassment, ridicule, or degradation

10.  Dada and dada

11.  Many countries do not allow the use of symbols or numerals in a name

12.  Dada and DADA take bows



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