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George was the easy part. as for michael, i had always liked the name, and my father's brother is named michael. i thought it was a good idea because there are a lot of greeks in england with the second name of michael; as a child i had a greek friend whose second name was michael. it was like getting the name that i wanted without having to get rid of the greek element.
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George was the easy part. as for michael, i had always liked the name, and my father's brother is named michael. i thought it was a good idea because there are a lot of greeks in england with the second name of michael; as a child i had a greek friend whose second name was michael. it was like getting the name that i wanted without having to get rid of the greek element.
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