RE: If I’d been born into a family with a terrible name like:
Butt
Gay
Etc
I would take my wife’s name to save our children from a lifetime of anguish.
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Singer Marvin Gaye seems to have escaped that stigma.
And then, we have famous folks like Meteorologist, Joe Bastardi and Senator Mike Crapo who are proud of their last names.
RE: I once knew a couple who did change their name fro Poor to Rich.
Did that do anything for their finances? :)
“Did that do anything for their finances? :)”
I think just their psychology...
PS- if I were a Bastardi, I’d change. Life is too short. Many immigrants changed their names when they came to the USA. Maybe I’d just shorten it to Bastard.