From martin wheeler Sent Mon, Mar 2nd 1998, 13:33
>Madonna did not "surreptitously acquire" that name. It was given to her >by her parents. Madonna Ciccone is her name, much same as the first name >"Jesus" is still quite common in the Hispanic community. Just because >someone famous had a particular name once doesn't mean all dibs are taken >on it. Indeed I doubt that Jesus was THAT common a name in 'the Hispanic community' _before_ Jesus C. came along and made it hip ;-) That being said, i'm not sure that the band God were given their name by their parents. I think they might have >"surreptitously acquire"d it ... and I heard that that Jah Wobble bloke's real name was Jah Smith. yours, etc The Virgin Mary