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Sep 1, 2020 31 min

Changing Your Name - Pt. 1

from The Baby Names Podcast

This is the first of a two-part episode on Changing your Name. Mallory and Jennifer discuss why a person might want to change their name-first or last-and how to do so. We talk with Dr. Karen Pennesi, linguistic anthropologist at the University of Western Ontario, on name changing pertaining to immigration and cultural assimilation. We also report on the current celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners. Names mentioned in this episode: Fews, Wifi, Elsa, Jerry, Ignatz, Daisy, Ever, Hayden, Betsy, Buddy. Universal Design for Belonging: Living and Working with Diverse Personal Names by Dr. Karen Pennesi Have a question for Jennifer and Mallory? Email us at [email protected] The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com

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