On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:16:17 -0000, Jean Wood <jeangrahame@live.fr> wrote: > I have seen people named Mary Ann/Marianne/ Marian/Marion/Peggy - the > same person varying the spelling! > A school friend of mine did not like "Plain" Jane, so morphed into Jayne. Hi Jean and Listers, That's reminded me that I know of a Jane whose real name is more elaborate, but she prefers to be known by the simpler name of Jane. I also know of someone who has chosen a more elaborate first name over the name by which she was registered. Her original name is one which was common in the 1940s and 1950s so perhaps she doesn't want to be known by a name which can be dated to a certain time. Josephine