> I recently had an interview with someone named Tobin, a name I had never heard. I know a Toby who is really Tobit on his birth certificate. I believe he was supposed to be Tobid but they spelled it wrong. Or it was the other way around? I think it is a Jewish name.
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> I've also known Bryans who were supposed to be Brian and vice versa. I wonder if first names or middle names get mixed up more. A person at a local radio show mentioned that his middle name was supposed to be Brian but his mom accidentally noted it incorrectly and he is officially middle named--Brain.
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> Fer"Allan"rick

Yeah, they botched mine up. Instead of "Howard" my birth certificate came back "Howell." I was 16 before we got it corrrected. It was somebody else's mistake. If I was going to be "Howell," I'd spell it "Howl" to better suit my personality.
How"L"ard