You could always anglicise it, just to add to the confusion. From Wordnik.com. [A + B Does Not Equal C] Reference
Frankly it's outrageous that someone would anglicise their name!. From Wordnik.com. [How dare you change your name for racist Tories?] Reference
Yes, its a shame to take a British book about a British woman and anglicize (or would you say anglicise?) it. From Wordnik.com. [I say pyjama…] Reference
More to the point are the mixed marriages (like my own) and working relationships that in effect anglicise the immigrants. From Wordnik.com. [Black Issues or White Guilt] Reference
Besides, I have it on good authority that he was as if not more keen to anglicise his surname long before anybody supposedly suggested he do it. From Wordnik.com. [How dare you change your name for racist Tories?] Reference
Translation of these presented little difficulty; but there remained one or two older names of forgotten meaning, and these I have been content to anglicise in spelling: as Took for Tûk, or Boffin for Bophîn. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Rings]
The Whig disposition, which once had some play in India, was certainly to attempt to anglicise the “native,” to assimilate his culture, and then to assimilate his political status with that of his temporary ruler. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Utopia] Reference
Some military personnel must obviously have become proficient in the local languages but for the most part the British soldier was and still is linguistically lazy, content to adopt and sometimes anglicise foreign words and phrases to suit the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age: 1939-1946] Reference
May 21st, 2009 TORONTO - It pays to anglicise your name in Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
British sculptors would jump on the bandwagon of international art movements and then anglicise them. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Should you anglicise what is in effect a French noun derived from the verb pencher (to incline) or affect a gallic pronunciation. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
According to deed poll companies, the second major group of name-changers are foreign nationals who anglicise their names when they arrive in Britain. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Tennant was an editor at Marvel's UK division, a job that required him to anglicise American spellings and indicate when the more scantily-dressed superheroines needed to be redrawn decently. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
Some common examples include the desire to anglicise a foreign name or for an artiste to become formally Jersey, same-sex marriage supporters got a victory Tuesday with the City Council's vote to. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Mexico City legalizes same-sex marriage] Reference
The Whig disposition, which once had some play in India, was certainly to attempt to anglicise the "native," to assimilate his culture, and then to assimilate his political status with that of his temporary ruler. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Utopia] Reference
Ken Myung, a shipping agent who has been in the area since 1997, and his wife Rachel are among the growing minority who have settled here and started to anglicise themselves (they're still Kyung and Seoung to old friends). From Wordnik.com. [A New Start] Reference
Flournoys (what pity to anglicise the aristocratic name of. From Wordnik.com. [My beloved South,] Reference
If a learner doesn’t know a certain word in English, it seems they naturally “anglicise” the word and hope it’s correct. From Wordnik.com. [E is for Error « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
Mangena said: "Our intentions are not to anglicise Afrikaans academic institutions or discriminate in whatever form against the medium. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But that’s more a matter of how to unnecessarily anglicise a name. From Wordnik.com. [Gdańsk or Danzig? Wikinews gets confused | the POLSKI blog] Reference
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