News Israeli man wants to claim names of British royals Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | May 27, 2011 An Israeli man has asked to officially change his name to that of several British monarchs. The man, from a central Israeli city, asked the city’s Population and Immigration Authority to change his name to 10 British monarchs he admires: Henry, William, Phillip, Charles, Frederick, Michael, Louis, George, Edward and Robert, Ynet reported this week.The authority told the man he would have to choose three of the names.“Thousands of people change their names each year in Israel, some of them at the advice of a rabbi and others at the advice of psychics, in addition to those who want Hebrew names, but we’ve never seen such an odd request,” the Population and Immigration Authority explained in a statement given to Ynetnews.com. — jta J. Correspondent Also On J. Politics Jewish philanthropist Daniel Lurie files to run for mayor of S.F. Local Voice Here’s to the next 175 years of Jewish life in California Israel At UN, Netanyahu touts prospects for agreement with Saudis Recipe Filled and grilled, this pita casserole is ideal for Sukkot Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up