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Whats in a Name, well with my name to me It never sat well. I always thought, it wasnt me. Know late in Life Ive found out who I should be. Ive checked this out and the guy Im decended from, I feel like Im a Double off with a bit of research. So Im changing my name by deedpole it might cause a bit of unrest with relations, but I dont give a Fuck. Your thoughts
It's your name, and if you want to change it you should go right ahead and do so. Fuck what anyone else thinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
CFH, its like this,in 1847 my great great great Grandmother left Ireland for Canada Her Husband remained in Ireland to finish some loose ends, before He could join Her. Unfortunatly the English killed Him, and He never made it. So his wife kept Her maiden name and changed Her Sons too. Hence Im not who I should be in name.
Cool deal Scrap if nothing else it gives you a story to tell. I have such a boring name, Adam Matson it is just so boring the last name I love my first name.
I would too mate, keep them alive. Other males in your family may follow if your lucky then it goes on.
Im the last Linnell male in my line.The names dead I got two girls.
And to think I was going to call the bloke Piare ;D..bullshit.... Andre Linnell can you imagine how many times people ask "OH are you French".
I reply "Oh yeah I love French".. I couldn't eat a whole one but yeah I like em:D.
I'm with CFH. It's your name. I've never liked mine but could never settle on what I would prefer to be called. My name does't feel like me. Sounds odd I know. :-\
What you changing it to? Adolf Scrap?;D
I suppose its safe on hear. My names Rainey it should be O,neil. Andre theres a few about ;D, my Bloodline is O,neil. All the Rawcliffe Raineys are really O,neils,Ive read up on my Great great great grandfather and Im certainly a chip of the Block, one John Blackjack O,neil ;D
I still can't believe just how brutally the Irish have been treated, going right back to 1171.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
Anyways, if you feel that you should take his name, then I say go ahead and do it. Nobody can stop you, and nobody should really care IMO.
I found out not long ago that my last name isn't what it should be. Apparently, my Grandfathers real dad (or was it his mom? he won't talk about it) had some long-ass Irish name H-something. However, my grandfather took the name of the guy who raised him, giving us a generic, English last name (Cook).
It's a pretty cool way to honour your ascendants.
But on the other hand, you've already forged your own legacy and I believe you've personified your name - made it yours and would be siomply putting a new label on an already perfected* product.
*Yes I did just avoid saying old:jester:
CFH the reason the English got Him, He was a founder member of the IRA. Donny, John married a Protestant, and there was Hell on, it wasnt the thing to do then was it.There was a Story what an old Irish Lady told me years ago when meeting Her, She reconized me as an O,neil when I said my name was Rainey Her reply was Oh I remember someone had told her the History but she wouldnt elaberate, Im finding out qiute a bit anything else you here let me know. ;D
My name wouldn't have changed but my mom's would of. My great great grandfather was the Mexico ambassador to the US. I'm not quite sure of the history but they had a giant house on the hill and basically a whole compound of people who worked for them. Well eventually some people got angry and set fire to the house where some of the staff lived and they were forced to flea on a huge boat as the house was set fire.
My great great grandfather then sold the boat to I think his name is Giovanni Pannini? The founder of Bank of America the one who formed it after the earthquake. They sold it to him and bought a house on 29th street in San Francisco which my family still owns.
OK thats all nice but anyways when my great great grandfather came to America he Americanized his name and changed it to Howell. My grandpa is the descendant of them, he put the final touch on my familiy's Americanization, marrying an Irish woman and he didn't teach any of his kids Spanish which my mom still gives him shit about.
Matson is my name I have no idea what that means, I just see it on all the cargo shipments out there in Oakland. I don't have any of that money.
Howard Rainy O'neil has a great ring to it.Nothing lost, something gained and in its rightful place as the surname.
If it means so much to you, then do it. I bet that no matter what your last name is, a lot of your boxers will remember you as Mr. H. :)
Missy is a nice name ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Missy
Hmmm...well it is your name I suppose you can do what you want with it...as long as you don't do something like name yourself.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
Big Unit or Milky Way the Star not The Candy Bar......
Or what ever crazy shit people do now a days....
As for me I like my name well enough.......