Talk:Ashleigh Brilliant

Last name

Is his original last name Brilliant? ArrowStomper 15:40, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, as you can see from the quoted explanation he provides. If you mean was he born with a different name, I think he's mentioned in other places (interviews) that it is his actual birth name. — Loadmaster (talk) 17:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Last name (2)

I received an email from Lee Brilliant, a family member of Ashleigh's, who explained the last name "Brilliant":

From:    REMOVED@brilliantfamily.org
Sent:    Apr 3, 2012 9:33 AM
To:      David R Tribble
Subject: Info on your article about Ashley Brilliant

I saw your article about Ashley Brilliant in Wikipedia and would like
to pass on this info for what it is worth regarding the origins of
his name.

I know Ashley. He came to one of our Brilliant family reunions but
we do not know how he is related, even though he looks like my brother.

The name "Brilliant" is a transliteration of the Russian word for
"Diamond" or "gemstone" which sounds just like our English word
"brilliant." When my grandfather came to America, his name was
transliterated to Brilliant but most of his relatives' names were
translated to Diamond. So I have photos of family functions in which
my grandfather Brilliant appears but where most of the relatives were
named Diamond. When my son served a mission in the Ukraine, people
made a great deal of comment about his name and told him the meaning
of it.

Submitted by Dr. Lee Brilliant

(The original email is available on request from me.) I think we could incorporate this info into the article, but I'm not sure how to attribute/cite it. — Loadmaster (talk) 18:11, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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