03-20-2023, 06:34 PM
(03-20-2023, 05:44 PM)basballguy Wrote: There are millions upon millions of people with foreign heritage that adopt names that seem to be more American versus their foreign heritage (Though i do wonder if this happens in other countries).
If you need political examples, see Beto O'Rourke or Ted Cruz.
It's not uncommon.
Beto O'Rourke's "real" name is Robert his nickname comes from a shortened version of the Hispanic Roberto (a nickname common in his hometown of El Paso) He received that nickname as an infant to differentiate him from the grandfather he was named for
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