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Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.

I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group of people. Maybe it would be all right if they were truly honoring the people and are giving due respect to the people they are representing.

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name.

There's nothing more frustrating than when fans use a nickname. That's like people you don't know using names from people that you're intimate with. Like if my mom has a nickname and a fan finds it out and starts using it, that's creepy.

I thought it was pretty good to be mentioned in a big paper, so I decided to keep the nickname.

You're not allowed to give yourself a nickname. This holds true in life as well as in poker.

Indian nouns are extremely connotive; that is, the name does more than simply denote the thing to which it belongs - in denoting the object, it also assigns to it some quality or characteristic.