That is not entirely unreasonable reasoning? My uncle changed his name from "Arthur" to "Tony" when he moved to Italy because no-one could pronounce "Arthur" and he wanted something more Latinate & accessible to people he worked with.https://twitter.com/_Maro/status/1052272302237265922 …
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And he was given the first name, Joseph. However, it has always been quite clear to everyone that he is, in fact, Sicilian. People will say this is still European so no prejudice but there certainly was for the first half of his life, at least.pic.twitter.com/ZXa7jCRSLf
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It is an incredibly common phenomenon. Both my last names have been altered by the previous generation, and my first name was chosen specifically to work in two languages (while still honoring my great-grandmother).
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A huge number of people did this. My family changed their last name from Kleinschmidt to Kleinsmith to make it sound more American, and probably less German, when they emigrated.
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