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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Sharon Miller / The Bulletin
November 13, 2006
Changing your name? It's a big step. Couples choose to marry and use one family name or in other cases - choose to join two family names with a hyphen. Rarely do people change their given names, let alone a family name. Nicknames are used by many of us. Naming in itself carries significance -....