He was adopted at 13, but the adoption failed, and he went back to his birth name.
She has cast off her birth name and calls herself Ninel (Lenin spelled backwards).
Ford auditioned for a play under his birth name, but did not get the part.
Today most women prefer to maintain their birth name given that de can be interpreted as meaning they belong to their husbands.
Nolan reverted to her birth name as soon as acting roles beckoned; appearing in numerous television shows, theatre productions and movies.
Transsexuals have the right to be called by social name and not by birth name and be forwarded to women's prison.
Dio continued to use his birth name on any songwriting credits on those releases.
