Dear Annie: I’d really love it if my family would call me by my preferred name

I’ve not said anything to them because it almost feels like an insult to my parents to tell them I don’t like the name they ...
The Hindu

Kerala SIR draft electoral roll: How to check your name in voter list

The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the draft electoral rolls of voters in Kerala on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) after conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the ...
USA Today

What to do if the DMV rejects your REAL ID application due to name errors

Paula F. is having trouble getting a REAL ID because her middle name is spelled differently on her birth certificate and Social Security card. The DMV requires that the name on the birth certificate ...
WGBH

It’s now cheaper and easier to change your name in Massachusetts

FILE - A man works on his legal documents. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a routine state close-out budget Tuesday that will make court proceedings to legally change one’s name more private.
Vogue

Numerology of Letters: What Your First Name Has To Say About You

What if our first name could also be the mirror of our soul? That’s the premise of letter numerology. Since ancient times, many have seen numbers as the secret language of the universe. It’s an idiom ...
Rolling Stone

Brandi Carlile and Patty Loveless Pay Tribute to Vince Gill at 2025 CMA Awards

In one of the most touching moments of the entire CMA Awards, Brandi Carlile sang a tender version of Vince Gill’s 1989 ballad “When I Call Your Name” to pay tribute to Gill, the recipient of this ...
Publishers Weekly

Your Name Here

DeWitt (Lightning Rods) teams up with journalist Gridneff for an audacious metafiction in which the pair attempt to cash in on a freewheeling novel they're writing together, also called Your Name Here ...
Cinema Blend

‘My Name Is Jeff’: Channing Tatum Played Another Jeff In Roofman, And Is Considering Legally Changing His Name

A cathartic moment for Jeffs everywhere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After a decade of fans yelling “My name is Jeff” in the ...
AOL

Boy who is deaf signs his name for the first time after cashier’s ASL surprise

A Chick-fil-A cashier made a little boy who’s deaf feel seen — with one simple gesture. When 4-year-old Luca Silva of Northridge, California, was practicing ordering his own food, his mom, Callie ...
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Boy who is deaf signs his name for the first time after cashier’s ASL surprise

Moises, a Chick-fil-A cashier, surprised a 4-year-old who's deaf by using ASL to communicate — prompting Luca to sign his name for the first time. Urgent warning issued as Great Lake water levels fall ...
CNN

This man could tell you his name, but it’d take roughly 20 minutes

For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance. To ...