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MALCOLM HAWTHORNE
My name is Malcolm Hawthorne. On the internet diet & health discussion forums I am known as Maltron. My birth name was Hathorne, and that is what it says on my drivers license, but I am changing it back to its original spelling, Hawthorne. I am related to the great American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. He also changed the spelling of his given name from Hathorne to Hawthorne. The earliest Hawthorne ancestors lived in southwest England at least as far back as the 14th century, near a place called Hawthorne Hill. There was (and still is) a prominent hill in the area and on its top was a sturdy Hawthorne tree. The place came to be known as Hawthorne Hill. And the farmer who owned that land became known by the surname Hawthorne. Shortly before my ancestors emmigrated to Massachusetts in the 1630s, they dropped the 'w' out of the name. And after many years of living with the name, I have decided to change it to the more phonetically pleasant sounding, and environmentally and spiritually harmonious, Hawthorne. So like my famous cousin Nathaniel, I am changing it back to its original spelling. I like the sound and feel of it much better. -- Malcolm Hawthorne. . |
My name is Malcolm Hawthorne. On the internet chat forums I am known as maltron. My birth name was Hathorne, but I am changing it back to its original spelling, with a "w." The earliest Hawthorne ancestors lived in southwest England at least as far back as the 14th century, near a place called Hawthorne Hill. |