personal names

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personal names

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.

Chrysanthemum

2002
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. One track of sound disc contains page-turn signals.

What's in a name?

a book of name jokes
2007
Presents an illustrated collection of jokes about personal names.

Frankly, I'd rather spin myself a new name!

the story of Rumpelstiltskin as told by Rumpelstiltskin
2016
A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.

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.

Use your words, Sophie!

Sophie likes speaking in Hyena talk or Space language, even though her parents want her to use her words. However, when Sophie's new baby sister arrives, it is only Sophie's words that can get her to stop crying.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

2011
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.

A porcupine named Fluffy

2013
A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.

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