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[Opinions] Re: Ralph
I like it. Though I just realized right now as I lookked it up in the database that it's not a variant or nn for Raphael *facepalm*. But I know a Raphael who started going by Ralph after moving to the US.
I like Leopold and Daniel as mns, not so much the others.

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Raphael into Ralph.(m)I know a couple of guys from the Middle East(o.k., am related to them by marriage) who were named Chaiker, but went by *Chuck* upon coming to Canada.
Myself, I wouldn't have thought Chaiker was so hard!
My husband has a name completely unused outside the Middle East, but he didn't change it. People had no trouble, in French or in English.
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I have a Japanese friend named Hiro who goes by Richard because he claims people can't pronounce his name. I found it just odd.
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I think it's a desire to fit in, not that there's anything wrong with that. However, my husband(back to him again!) fits happily into Canadian society, without at all losing his Middle East heritage.
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