Who has given a girl's name because he was named after an aunt who was rumored to have life insurance?

merlin321

Hazel from Cannery Row. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannery_Row_(novel) Nov 02 09, 12:42 PM

BRY2K

Hazel from the novel Cannery Row. His name is feminine because his mother was tired when he was born (the eighth child in seven years) and named the baby after an aunt who was rumored to have life insurance. When she realized that Hazel was a boy she had already gotten used to the name and never changed it. Hazel "did four years of grammar school, four years of reform school, and didn't learn anything in either place." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannery_Row_(novel) Nov 02 09, 12:43 PM

unclerick

You got it. Hazel, as well as Doc, are characters from John Steinbeck novels. I have three more unanswered questions out there, hint hint. Nov 02 09, 8:55 PM

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It is said to have been invented by, and named after, a 17th-century Italian as a kind of life-insurance plan, though it has been banned in various countries out of fear that it might encourage murder among the participants. In the late 19th and the mid-20th centuries, it became the subject of two novels, the first by a very famous author and the second involving a scheme established in honor of a famous victory and following the beneficiaries over the course of many years. What is this thing, after whom was it named, and who wrote the two novels? This literary figure spent much of his life as an insurance executive and produced his most significant works after the age of 50. Today, many critics regard him as the most important American representative of his genre of the 20th century. Who was he? Conceived, according to her own propaganda, via interesting rhinal means, this individual may have been the first of her sex to use a certain grand title. Daughter, wife, and stepmother/aunt to three men who bore the same name, she reigned successfully for over twenty years and is well known for her building program -- particularly for an elegant specimen of architectural symmetry that was intended to serve as her tomb. She also has an astronomical body named for her. Who was she? Who was rumored to have written some of Shakespeare's plays? After retiring from a military career, this gentleman reputedly lived such an extravagant life that his name became a byword for certain, quite expensive, social events. Famed for his gardens, he is credited by some for having introduced certain fruits to his homeland, while an ingredient in fancy salads and a pasta dish containing very costly ingredients were named for him. Who was he?

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