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comador@lemmy.world 1 day agoSame thing happened after WW1 too btw. The strong anti-German sentiments across the US and Europe prompted multiple changes. William and Vilhelm became Bills or Ville; Müller became Miller; Schmidt became Smith.
I had a lot of Swedish family who did this from around 1915-1930 and as you said, again after WW2.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
What about John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt? Everyone seemed to share a name with him according to lore.
StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
It’s probably so popular on account of people always shouting it.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 13 hours ago
Hey! That’s my name, too!