In late 2011, Fortune ran an article about finance guru Ramit Sethi (pronounced ruh-MEET say-tee), author of the book I Will Teach You to Be Rich. In the piece, Ramit told the story behind his name:
Sethi says his name was originally supposed to be Amit, not Ramit. But when his parents realized that Amit Singh Sethi’s initials spelled out a profanity, they went back to the registrar and convinced him that he had erroneously dropped an “R.” “Like true immigrants, they didn’t request a name change, because that would be, like, $50,” he says.
Source: Kimes, Mina. “Ramit Sethi: The new finance guru on the block.” CNN Money 13 Dec. 2011.
Image: Adapted from the cover of I Will Teach You to Be Rich
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