Stage name Scicolone), Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky), and Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino), are four more well known examples of this trend. Similarly, retired veteran broadcaster Dave Roberts was born David T. Boreanaz but is known professionally as Dave Thomas and later Dave Roberts as ethnic surnames were discouraged when he first began his career during the 1950s; however, his son actor David Boreanaz chose not to adopt a stage name. The use of stage names for ethnic purposes may vary widely depending on the media market the personality is representing. For example, in Buffalo, New York, a city
Carmen (name) Portuguese it is generally female. As a Spanish given name, it is usually part of the devotional compound names "María del Carmen", "Nuestra Señora del Carmen" (Our Lady of Carmen), or "Virgen del Carmen" (in English "Our Lady of Mount Carmel"), stemming from the tradition of the vision of Mary the mother of Jesus on 16 July 1251 by Simon Stock, head of the Carmelite order. Carmen (name) Carmen is a given name with two different origins. Its first root is Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, used as a nickname for "Carmel" and "Carmelo" (respectively), from Hebrew "karmel", "God's vineyard." The