This is a very short post.... Enjoy that, because it doesn't happen often. Haha!
So, I was recently asked why my nom de plume was Yvonne Santos. For those
that know me, it's very easy to guess where the first part of this name
hails (since it's my actual middle name). The last bit might be
slightly confusing. My great-grandmother, Nina Santos, was Portuguese
and immigrated from Cabo Verde to The Gambia, where she met my English
great-grandfather. She kept her last name, but passed his on to all of
her children. I thought that rocked. What woman at the turn of the
century would forgo taking their husband's last name? I'll tell you who.
Awesome women! And my gran was one of them. I just combined my middle
name and my gran's last name to create my second name. Simple. Yay!
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