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Name Changes and Keeping Track

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I know I am about to ask probably the STUPIDEST question ever on this Board, but here it goes...

 

With all the references to name changes of swordsmiths, such as: taking a new name, being given a new name, being allowed to use an new name or part of a new name, and using the different names for different purposes (art name vs given name), how in the world did they keep track of all the changes and did it ever cause confusion (more so than it does today as we try to keep track of who engraved what sword)? If I am not mistaken, it would be possible to acquire several names changes over the course of one's lifetime. Being an American, and keeping a single name over one's lifetime, I am simply admitting my ignorance of this cultural practice.

 

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