# Why wasn't Dubya named George H.W. Bush Jr.?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-dubya-named-george-h-w-bush-jr/931923 "2021-01-31T15:32:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-dubya-named-george-h-w-bush-jr/931923/71 "2021-02-03T20:46:14Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> I’ve had several people say they thought from the “Piper” that I was a female type person.

I’ve never thought that, but I do keep getting your avatar mixed up with @Colibri’s.

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