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Her father was Filipino, and, growing up in San Francisco during World War II, she confronted racism; a swimming club required her to alter her last name in order to train in its facilities.

He referred to himself as a "light-skinned stallion," and had altered his name on the back of his practice jersey so that it read "CRIME".

When the Nazis took over he went to Paris, altered his name to de Beaumont, and worked on a French imitation of Vogue.

Both men altered their names to arrive at "Arno".

Some leading hip-hop labels altered their names recently to clean up their misogynist, violence-prone reputations.

I have come across other African-Americans who have also altered their names to a more acceptable form.

Over the weekend, Ms. Karimova took a break from arguing with a BBC correspondent on Twitter about forced sterilizations in Uzbekistan to post a message in her alter ego's name announcing the release of her latest music video, which features a Gainsbourgian spoken-word cameo by Mr. Depardieu.

The state allows people to form an anonymous trust, New Hampshirecom reported, but it's a moot point for the woman — she'd already signed her name and altering the signature would nullify the ticket.com

In 1939 the Works Progress Administration altered its name to Work Projects Administration.

He probably altered the name to 'Tiny Tim' because the alliteration made the name catchier.

It's the only one of these brands that has altered its name.