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 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 02:20:42 edt
 From: Sheeran_F@ODG.ceo.dg.com
 To: p-kaub@possum.murdoch.edu.au.ceo
 Subject: Reply to: Sumo-ML (fwd)

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 From: Sheeran F:ODG
 Date: ## 07/23/93 15:08 ##
 post this - I dont have reply-all capability... 
     I saw an interview with Hoshi*****'s Oyakata - he definitely 
meant for there to be a pun on their names.  He was real pleased with 
himself. Of course foriegn get Kanji for names, just like everyone 
else. I saw an interview that Musashimaru's Oyakata's wife picked out 
Musashi's name.  (and whe claimed that everyone she had named had made
it past maegashira, I think she was saying.)
     On an old Sumo Banzuke, I saw Chad's name written Akebono Tarou-
do all sumo guys theoretically have first names too?
     And other names - Koto* are all stable mates.  BTW, its the 
musical harp/zither koto.  And many others- if you see a couple 
wrestlers with identical name parts, there is a REAL good chance that 
it is eaith a stable tradition or they are brothers.  Don't know why 
more stables don't do that.
     Lastly, Hanada is those guy's real family name.  Lots of sumo 
guys make their Sumo name out of parts of their own names, hometown 
names, prefecture names, etc.  Thats how the brothers' father and 
uncle got the hana in Takanohana and Wakanohana.  The kids went for 
quoting their name totally, I suspect thats rare.  Can anyone give the
rules for changing names?