«A mononym is a name consisting of a single word. They are generally favored by celebrities of sufficient stature to be identified in this way, such as Madonna, Pelé.» [2]Архивная копия от 5 апреля 2019 на Wayback Machine «Mononym», on Answers.com
A Paris Hiltonlookalike, Chantelle Houghton, nicknamed «Paris Travelodge», became famous «for not being famous» after winning an extraordinary Celebrity Big Brother. Lucy Rock writes: «It is a select band. Madonna, Maradona, Pelé, Thalía, Sting… even, possibly, Jordan. People who wear their fame with such confidence that they have dispensed with the… concerns of having more than one name. They are the mononym brigade. [N]ow there is one more…. Chantelle is… the apotheosis of that celebrity narrative that first gave us people who were famous for being good at something. Then came the people who were famous for simply… being famous. Now there is Chantelle, who is famous for not being famous at all.» Lucy Rock, «From Nobody Much to Someone Special», The Observer, January 29, 2006 [3]Архивная копия от 13 ноября 2012 на Wayback Machine
National Public Radio report of 18 May 2009 about civilian Afghan victims of U.S. drone-aircraft bombings in the U.S.-Taliban war. [1]Архивная копия от 21 апреля 2014 на Wayback Machine
National Public Radio report of 18 May 2009 about civilian Afghan victims of U.S. drone-aircraft bombings in the U.S.-Taliban war. [1]Архивная копия от 21 апреля 2014 на Wayback Machine
«A mononym is a name consisting of a single word. They are generally favored by celebrities of sufficient stature to be identified in this way, such as Madonna, Pelé.» [2]Архивная копия от 5 апреля 2019 на Wayback Machine «Mononym», on Answers.com
A Paris Hiltonlookalike, Chantelle Houghton, nicknamed «Paris Travelodge», became famous «for not being famous» after winning an extraordinary Celebrity Big Brother. Lucy Rock writes: «It is a select band. Madonna, Maradona, Pelé, Thalía, Sting… even, possibly, Jordan. People who wear their fame with such confidence that they have dispensed with the… concerns of having more than one name. They are the mononym brigade. [N]ow there is one more…. Chantelle is… the apotheosis of that celebrity narrative that first gave us people who were famous for being good at something. Then came the people who were famous for simply… being famous. Now there is Chantelle, who is famous for not being famous at all.» Lucy Rock, «From Nobody Much to Someone Special», The Observer, January 29, 2006 [3]Архивная копия от 13 ноября 2012 на Wayback Machine
