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<p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="However">However</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>-<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="name">name</span>? <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="Neftalf">Neftalf</span> <span word="Reyes">Reyes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pablo">Pablo</span> <span word="Neruda">Neruda</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="Femando">Femando</span> <span word="Pessoa">Pessoa</span>, <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>; <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="under">under</span> 75 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>? <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, , <span word="people">people</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span>, <span word="historical">historical</span>, <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>. <span word="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="Madonna">Madonna</span> <span word="Louise">Louise</span> <span word="Ciccone">Ciccone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="Madonna">Madonna</span> . <span word="And">And</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>: <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Pitt">Pitt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Edson">Edson</span> <span word="Arantes">Arantes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Nascimento">Nascimento</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Pele">Pele</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> . <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> , <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recognizable">recognizable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> . <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="Ram">Ram</span>6<span word="n">n</span> <span word="Est">Est</span>6<span word="vez">vez</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Sheen">Sheen</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="ver">ver</span>3<span word="r">r</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>-<span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Everett">Everett</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Cramton">Cramton</span>.</p>
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