What city has two names twice?

Orion Montoya gorion at GMAIL.COM
Wed Nov 1 18:42:18 UTC 2006


Wikipedia:

Billy Dee Williams (born William December Williams Jr. on 6 April 1937
in New York City)

So blame the grandparents.  Any ANS-ers who can talk about the
likelihood that Sr. was born in December?

O.

On 10/27/06, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

> I've always assumed that Billy Dee Williams' given name is William
> Williams.  What were his parents thinking?

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