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Many celebrities are enamored with long and unusual names. A few of them had hyphenated names at birth. Others developed hyphenated names to honor a family member. Still others chose that option because someone famous in their profession was already using that name. And yes, a few did so just so their names will appear larger on movie marquees and such.
Sometimes, the hyphen appears between the first two names, sometimes between the last two names, and sometimes, it’s just three names without any hyphen at all. Can you identify the correct placement of the hyphen for these 12 famous names?
Good luck! Take the Quiz: Don’t Believe the Hyphen
I don’t care what you say – I’m still going to call him BRAIN Doyle Murray from now on.
posted by Betsy on 12-17-2008 at 1:55 pm
Huh, slightly scared by my 11/12 score…
posted by Lindsey on 12-17-2008 at 2:26 pm