16 March 1922  111 Harley Street  London W1

Dear Professor:

«IP4,0»The kind letter to my wife from you and Frau Professor came this evening and gave us both great pleasure.«FN1.××Letter missing.»  I am glad to say that she has made an uninterrupted recovery and also that Mervyn, who has acquired a most civilised name than at first flourishes greatly.

Reflection of the matter of names has led me to a conclusion which may give a little trouble to my friends, but which I think I shall act on, unless you send me a hasty protest.  It is to amplify my own name to Ernest Beddow‑Jones, thus inserting one inherited by my father from his mother (analytically at the same time an affirmation and a repudiation of him).  It seems to me a little unfair to expose one's children to the irksome task of gradually distinguishing themselves from the other half a million people called Jones (there are now even three psycho‑analysts called Dr. Ernest Jones).  Some names like Jones and Smith have lost the first function of a name, that is to separate them from other people, and so it is very customary here to take such a step as I propose.«FN1.××Jones appears to be over‑reacting.  The «MDUL»Medical Directory«MDNM» for the years 1921‑1923 contains no other entries besides Jones's for the London area; and there was only «MDUL»one«MDNM» "Ernest Jones" in the British Psycho‑Analytical Society.

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I have heard nothing more from Armstrong.  Did he arrive in Vienna?  What did you think about Forsyth?

With kindest regards to you; it was excellent news to hear that you are so well.

Yours always affectionately  Ernest Jones