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Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
 
So I'm really curious...

What are Sting, Enya and Maddonna's real names? I think I used to know Maddonna's... but I'm more interested of what Sting;s real name is.

Many celebrities change their names. I know that Meg Ryan's real name is Peggy.. Smith...or was it Scott... I forgot. But Peggy!
 

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Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
 
Meg Ryan is Margaret Hyra
 

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Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
 
No.. I saw a Biography and it's deffinitely Peggy
... unless you were being sarcastic
 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
Peggy is a form of Margaret, so you're both right.
 

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Posted by RRR (Member # 6601) on :
 
IMDB says Margaret Mary Emily Ann Hyra.
 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
Ma-M-MEAH
 

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Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
 
From IMDb:

Madonna: Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone

Sting: Gordon Matthew Sumner

Enya: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
Enya's only 5'2". For some reason I thought she was tall. I'm not sure I can come to terms with the fact that she's shorter than me.
 

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Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
 
Best real celebrity name: Charisma Carpenter.
 

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Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
 

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Peggy is a form of Margaret

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How does that work??
 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
http://www.behindthename.com/nm/p.html#peggy

Click on Peggy and then Meg. I used poor wording, but I'm not completely wrong.
 

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Posted by Mabus (Member # 6320) on :
 
I see the link, but it doesn't explain how exactly you derive one from the other.
 

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Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
Don't know that I can explain it either - but Peggy is a common Nickname for people named Margaret. I know of at least two Margarets that go by Peggy.

Kind of like Dick is nick for Richard, Bill for William, etc. I don't know how they come up with them.

FG
 

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Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
 
How did Gordon get the name Sting I wonder?

 

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Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
 
I know!

He used to wear a yellow and black striped sweater all the time, and his friends nicknamed him "Sting."
 

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Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
 
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Article221.html
 

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Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
 
Cool site.
Except for the stupid advertisement on the side.

[ October 01, 2004, 12:25 AM: Message edited by: unicornwhisperer ]
 

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Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
 
I thought the point of a nickname was to shorten a real name to one syllabe, that's why I have such a hard time understanding why the nickname for "John" is "Jack". Does anyone know the answer to this little quandary?
 

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