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unicornwhisperer
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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! [Big Grin]
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Annie
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Meg Ryan is Margaret Hyra [Smile]
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No.. I saw a Biography and it's deffinitely Peggy
[Smile] ... unless you were being sarcastic [Big Grin]
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Peggy is a form of Margaret, so you're both right.
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IMDB says Margaret Mary Emily Ann Hyra.
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fiazko
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Ma-M-MEAH
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From IMDb:

Madonna: Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone

Sting: Gordon Matthew Sumner

Enya: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
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fiazko
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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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Best real celebrity name: Charisma Carpenter. [Smile]
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quote:
Peggy is a form of Margaret
[Confused]

How does that work??
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fiazko
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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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I see the link, but it doesn't explain how exactly you derive one from the other.
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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.

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unicornwhisperer
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How did Gordon get the name Sting I wonder?
[Confused]
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Annie
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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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http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Article221.html
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[Smile] Cool site.
Except for the stupid advertisement on the side.

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