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The Change Your Name Store

2014
"Wilma Lee Wu doesn't like her name any more so she decides to try on some new names at the Change Your Name Store and is transported all over the world to new cultures"--Provided by publisher.
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Alma and how she got her name

"When Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos? Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents"--OCLC.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson

When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Hello, my name is...

how Adorabilis got his name
"A new creature is added to the deep-sea tank, but what will they call this flapjack octopus? Includes an author's note on Adorabilis and its name"--Provided by publisher.
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Nathalia Buttface and the most embarrassing dad in the world

2014
Nathalia Buttface must deal with her name, a new school and a town, and the world most embarrassing dad.
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Penny and her doll

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

The Fran that time forgot

When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at school, mad scientist Franny K. Stein experiments with time in order to return to the past and give herself a more dignified name.

Encyclopedia of American family names

1995
Contains 5,000 common surnames in the United States. Entries include the name's origins and variations, prominent people who bear the name, and genealogies that have been published on the name.

Andy (that's my name)

2015
Andy's friends construct different words from his name: "an" words, "and" words, and "andy" words.

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