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Every one of us has two given names. I don’t mean first name and surname, or first and middle. I mean two entire names, each one of which represents our complete identity. These two are a sound and an image, or a spoken name and a written name.
We think of these names as being one. My name is Laura, whether I type it to you in this blog or speak it to you on the phone. But in fact they are two, linked but distinct.
Let’s say your name, spoken, is “IZ-ə-behl.” That’s a familiar and fashionable classic. It’s usually represented by the letter string Isabel or Isabelle, but in the past decade thousands of girls have also been given the written names Isabell, Isobel, Izabel, Izabelle, Izzabelle and more.
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trywangle said:
you are not emily either :p
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