[or-roots] Problems with names

[Connie Guardino]

Naming traditions can really be humorous. In Italian society, the oldest
son should have the middle name of his godfather. In my father's case,
that would have been Mariano Mariano Guardino! His parents were smart
enough NOT to give him a middle name.Later on in life, he chose John as
his middle name, although it was not a legal name change.

Steve & Ronda Howard wrote:

> Hi Cecil and everyone,Was it common to change your name in yesteryear
> (1850 - 1930)?  Did people carry some kind of identification?  Was it
> easy to change your name? I'm familiar with the criminal element.  My
> husband's grandfather Charles Howard (b. KY 1885) was convicted mostly
> of forgery.  He used the names Edward Barrett, Charles Howard, Charles
> Edward Howard, James Harris, Robert Howard and Robert Williams. Does
> anyone else have stories or reasons why people changed their
> names?Thanks,Ronda
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Cecil Houk
>      Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:06 PM
>       ....  My maternal grandfather, Cecil Clark Rulaford's
>      father was born Edgar McMullin (or some variation of that
>      spelling).  He became George A. Rulaford, and married my gr
>      grandmother, Martha Jane Ford in 1880....Good
>      hunting,Cecil  Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.
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