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Originally Posted by ellebud
 Got to admit that I laughed over that. One daughter has my maiden name as her middle name. It was a made up name after entry at Ellis Island. My daughter cringes every time someone is about to mis pronounce it.
In our neighborhood, Berkowitz Gevirtz, (Berke?), Geller Heller, Goldstein Lefkowitz (Goldie?...Oh, that was done, in the early 20th century)...guess it doesn't work too well in SoCal.
But I love the idea. |
Lots come from that experience at Ellis Island...including my maiden name which should have been Breslin but was changed at Ellis. And then you have "dit" names in French - mostly Cajun - which is another issue altogether.
But in SoCal you could have Levy Hurowitz.....