MM, relating the info you found :Alex Baden Powell is originally from Brazil, his name was “Baden Powell de Aquino” and they have dropped the bit off the end. This Alex’s family had adopted the name Baden-Powell out of respect for the chief scout and are not related to the chief scout’s family in any way – blood line or peerage. Alex was actually born Alexander Baden Powell de Aquino. His father was a famous guitarist in Brazil”
I find somethings about this a little odd. If I was a proud Brazilian and especially if I had a famous father who no doubt would love his name to be perpetuated, I would be proud to carry my own name, even if I emigrate to Australia – de Aquino is after all not a difficult surname to pronounce.
But to first add Baden-Powell to ones name supposedly out of sheer respect for a supposed total stranger and then to conveniently drop ones own name so as to retain only the famous person’s name is taking this to a next level……???? Very unusual….how many people change their names by deed poll to that of their idols??? Would it even be even allowed? One wonders if there is not perhaps a real (but undercover, maybe illegitimate?) genetic connection, or do we have yet another case of someone wanting to ride on the coat tails of someone famous?
Something a little odd to me about this……a little de ja vu washing over me…….anyone else have thoughts about this?