He went on to say that while McElhenney is a family name, many of his ancestors have changed its spelling in the past, adding that "most people already call me Rob Mac anyway." Need a break? Play ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

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Among the 20% to 30% of women who don’t follow tradition, the most common practice is keeping their own surname, followed by hyphenation, making a hybrid name or, even more rarely, coming up ...

There is no written set of rules dictating how the pope chooses his name, with the elected pontiff generally given free rein on the matter. Many popes choose the name of their predecessor, which ...

UPDATE — 6/16/25 at 4:47 p.m. ET: Kanye West is sticking with his initial name change to Ye. “There is no ‘Ye Ye,’” West’s rep said in a statement to Us Weekly on Monday, June 16 ...