[net.social] Is anyone alive who also has my first name

vanam@pttesac.UUCP (Marnix van Ammers) (01/14/85)

This is sort of a survey.  In my whole life I've only heard
of one other person with my first name.  He was an Indonesian
immigrant working in a store in Los Angeles.
As far as I know he and I are the only living people with
my first name.

Historically, I know of 2 people who had the name Marnix.
1.  Marnix van St. Aldegonde, the author of the Dutch national
    anthem.
2.  Marnix Gijsen, a Dutch novelist.

My name comes from ancient greek and means "flickering star".
I was so told by the Dutch edition of Donald Duck magazine
when I was a little kid living in Holland.

I've often thought about giving up on my name and changing it
to something simpler and more American.  But then my Dutch pride
takes over and I forget about such silly ideas.

Marnix

sigma@usl.UUCP (Spyridon Triantafyllopoulos) (01/25/85)

>This is sort of a survey.  In my whole life I've only heard
>of one other person with my first name.  He was an Indonesian
>immigrant working in a store in Los Angeles.

>My name comes from ancient greek and means "flickering star".
>I was so told by the Dutch edition of Donald Duck magazine
>when I was a little kid living in Holland.

>I've often thought about giving up on my name and changing it
>to something simpler and more American.  But then my Dutch pride
>takes over and I forget about such silly ideas.
 
Is anyone out there with my LAST OR FIRST NAME??? WHAW, 

Spyridon A. Triantafyllopoulos

GEE WIZ. I AM FROM GREECE AND I THINK THE DONALD DUCK EDITOR
WAS WRING (WRONG :-)). 

-- Spiros

Spiros Triantafyllopoulos  <> USENET {ut-sally, akgua}!usl!sigma
Computer Science Dept, USL <> CSNet  TriantafyllopoulosS%usl@csnet-relay.ARPA

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AS FOR A SIMPLER NAME, TRY *UNIX*, MULTRIX, UN*X, ETC. (JUST KIDDING) 
I CHOSE AS USER-ID AND NAME "SIGMA" WHICH IS A CALCULUS=FAMILIAR 
NAME. (MAKES EVERYONE THINK I"M A CALCULUS FREAK.