You may have heard of "Bill de Blasio", mayor of New York City. What you may not have heard is: that's not his real name.
Bill de Blasio was born Warren Wilhelm Jr. In 1983, he legally changed his name to Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm. In 2002, he legally changed it again, to Bill de Blasio.
What was the Democratic trying to hide? His Germanic roots, perhaps - in order to become more palatable to the large Jewish and Italian populations in the city? The underlying story may never be known, although one thing is certain: a lot of spin is involved.
