#anglicized

[tenth-sentence]

Later in the war people were forbidden from anglicising a foreign-sounding name – as the royal family did, changing from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in 1917.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[yellow-lemon-lime]

[wtf-fun-factss]

The origin of Walt Disney's last name is the anglicized word D'Isigny meaning "from Isigny". Relatives in France created a cheese company and they've created collaborations making Mickey Mouse themed cheese. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: http://www.isigny-ste-mere.com/en/disney

[evipineschi]

Day 10+11

I’ve been busy the past few days so I’m playing catch up! I struggled a bit with this one so I hope it reads well.

[mapsontheweb]

Names of Brazilian cities if they were anglicized

[mediumtimes]

Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names

Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names

This feature is part of News Agents Network Style’s new series Hyphenated, which explores the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States. Tshab Her grew up feeling like she lived a double life. Like many Asian Americans, the 29-year-old Hmong American artist was always switching between two names: an Asian name and her “American” name. Jennifer, her legal first name, was what…

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[maidensfancy]

If you name your daughter Niamh but spell it like neve or neave then you’re a fool and a coward

[titsbrowniesandmamaafrica]

I think I'm going to legally change my name back to my birth name. When I came to America my parents decided to put my middle name as my first and last on all my American documents. I think they thought it would be easier for people to pronounce. I want to force people to learn my name. I'm tired of shortening it and giving people a pass. I love my entire name but I'm tired of leading with the Anglicized version first. People will either pronounce my name correctly or not at all.