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There is a well-known sociologist and expert on sexuality in the USA named Pepper Schwartz.
About 20 years ago I had occasion to speak to her on the phone once about an academic issue, and couldn't resist at the end of the conversation asking her about her name. She told me she was born Judith Schwartz. As an American woman born in 1945, when she was in high school there were several other girls named Judith or Judy. She hated her name because it was too common. Her brother helped her come up with "Pepper" as a nickname. She soon was using it in every context and later legally changed her name to Pepper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_Schwartz
About 20 years ago I had occasion to speak to her on the phone once about an academic issue, and couldn't resist at the end of the conversation asking her about her name. She told me she was born Judith Schwartz. As an American woman born in 1945, when she was in high school there were several other girls named Judith or Judy. She hated her name because it was too common. Her brother helped her come up with "Pepper" as a nickname. She soon was using it in every context and later legally changed her name to Pepper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_Schwartz
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