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2. I understand her pain. There was a President who got a lot of grief for his name . . .

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 03:45 PM

Sep 2014

people just couldn't understand how someone named Abraham wasn't Jewish.

At first, his national supporters used a different name, but he quickly corrected them: he wasn't "Abram," he was "Abraham," and when he stuck to it -- without modification -- it finally stuck with him.

Some tried to use a diminutive, "Abe," and he went along with it for political expediency, but his friends never called him that. They called him Lincoln, or more often (to give him the respect he strived for throughout his life), Mr. Lincoln.

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Family claims they are suffering due to reaction to daughter's name: Isis [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 OP

Those kids better be careful TlalocW Sep 2014 #1

I understand her pain. There was a President who got a lot of grief for his name . . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #2

From the article: kiva Sep 2014 #3

When I hear "Isis" the first thing that comes into my head is an Egyptian deity. trackfan Sep 2014 #4

Like being named ALLEGRA before the allergy medication came out. MADem Sep 2014 #5

I can sympathize. LuvNewcastle Sep 2014 #6

Isis opens every episode of Downton Abbey AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #7

Actually, when I hear the name, "Isis," I think of this: Fawke Em Sep 2014 #8

I think of her, too. LuvNewcastle Sep 2014 #10

I'm a kid of the 70s. I think if the TV show Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #12

Perhaps the child has a middle name they could use SoCalDem Sep 2014 #9

Then they were not your friends. Trillo Sep 2014 #11