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People With These Names Are Likely To Make More Money: Study

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.07.2013 | Small Business

While longer names may sound more sophisticated, shorter first names are the ones that lead to a bigger paycheck, according to a new study that co...

Redskins? How About The 'Redtails'?

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 05.01.2013 | DC

Hail to the Redtails! Hail victory! Ambiguous species with rose-tinted rear appendage or Tuskegee Airmen on the warpath! Fight for old D.C.! Tha...

The Effects of Changing Your Name

Layla Revis | Posted 04.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Layla Revis

Why are some people eager to change their names, while others, like myself, are keen to hold onto who we are? It's difficult to say.

Chink's Cheesesteaks Changes Name To Joe's

AP | Posted 03.29.2013 | Small Business

PHILADELPHIA -- The owner of a historic cheesesteak shop in Philadelphia says he's changing its controversial name. Chink's Steaks owner Joe Groh say...

My Message To Brides: You Don't Have To Wear White

j.n. salters | Posted 03.26.2013 | Weddings
j.n. salters

While the idea of marriage may be outdated and tied to patriarchal, gender/sex-biased traditions, it remains an ideal for the majority of Americans

The Biggest Question Brides Have To Answer

Claudia Maittlen-Harris | Posted 04.06.2013 | Weddings
Claudia Maittlen-Harris

Personally, I don't recommend living life as a hyphen. It can be complicated.

For $75,000, He'll Change His Name To Bidder's Choice

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.08.2013 | College

A law-school dropout saddled with debt is auctioning away his name on eBay, allowing the winning bidder to legally rename him for two years. The biddi...

What's in a Name?

Ramona Duoba | Posted 02.12.2013 | Fifty
Ramona Duoba

I always hated my name, and I often wondered what it would be like to have a name other than my own.

Research Reveals Why Women Should Never Propose

Posted 12.04.2012 | Weddings

According to research released earlier this year, NO ONE wants a woman to propose. A new study conducted by the University of California, Santa Cru...

John Celock

Kansas GOP Accused Of Acting 'Like 10-Year-Olds'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics

Kansas Republicans are explaining that their controversial mailer questioning a Democratic state Senate candidate's name change -- a change he made af...

WATCH: Snoop Lion Is Born

The Huffington Post | Treye Green | Posted 11.01.2012 | Entertainment

Snoop Lion -- the artist formally known as Snoop Dog -- has just released the video for his Major Lazer-produced track "La La La." Featuring a colo...

Woman Legally Adopts A Name That Includes 14 Bond Girl Titles

Posted 10.31.2012 | Weird News

Moneypenny, Miss Moneypenny. That's the new title of a British woman who recently changed her name to include the monikers of 14 different Bond gir...

6 Annoying Things To Do After You've Changed Your Name

Women & Co | Posted 12.15.2012 | Weddings
Women & Co

If you change your last name in any way, you're going to have some hoops to jump through in the workplace to establish your new identity.

Would Your Husband Change His Last Name To Yours?

Posted 08.10.2012 | Weddings

A traditionalist might expect a bride to change her last name after marriage, while a feminist might suggest she do whatever she and her partner decid...

I Changed My Name -- Before I Got Married

Natalie Sayth | Posted 09.23.2012 | Women
Natalie Sayth

I finally had a name worth keeping -- why would I drop it to participate in an outdated tradition?

America Fears Your Non-Anglicized Name

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.05.2012 | Home
Shirin Sadeghi

It is your name, more than anything these days, that terrifies the American government and its various security branches.

Why I Couldn't Wait To Change My Last Name

Ann Blumenthal Jacobs | Posted 05.14.2012 | Weddings
Ann Blumenthal Jacobs

So, when it comes to changing your name, do what's best for you and your spouse -- if you don't want to take his name, he can take yours or you can start over. What have you done about changing your names?

What Happens When A Hyphen Marries A Hyphen?

Barbara Risman | Posted 03.21.2012 | Weddings
Barbara Risman

My generation came along, and about a quarter of us chose to keep our own names and do something creative for our children: hyphenate, or string names together, or create new ones.

Why Must My Ex-Wife Keep My Last Name?

Ed Housewright | Posted 02.23.2012 | Divorce
Ed Housewright

Women often debate whether to take their husband's last name upon marriage. Shouldn't men have a right to ask for it back upon divorce?

Can Women Justify Giving Up Their Names When They Marry?

Nigel Barber | Posted 11.26.2011 | Women
Nigel Barber

Why are modern women so willing to give up their names, or to change them?

Ron Artest To Legally Change Name

AP | Posted 08.23.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest's attorney filed a petition in Los An...

Changing Your Name Back After Divorce: Pros And Cons

Gabrielle Clemens | Posted 08.21.2011 | Divorce
Gabrielle Clemens

In American culture, assuming your new husband's family name when you get married is an exciting rite of passage. It's something many women longed fo...

Should You Change Your Name Back After Divorce?

sunherald.com | LENORE SKOMAL | Posted 06.28.2011 | Divorce

To change or not to change, that is the question. You're getting divorced and, quite frankly, you are not sure what you want to do to or with your las...

Man Changes Name To 'One Nation Under God' As Anti-Abortion Message

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

In God We Trust is now One Nation Under God. The change took place in a Lake County, Illinois courtroom on Friday. It won't affect U.S. currency, t...

Madoff Family Changing Last Name

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

"Madoff" isn't a four-letter word, but it might as well be. The daughter-in-law of the man who cemented the Madoff name in history alongside that of ...