How did superspy James Bond get his name? Detailed answer

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How did superspy James Bond get his name?

In 1953, the English writer Ian Fleming, while working on the novel "Casino Royale", was puzzled by the choice of a name for the main character - a secret agent. He wanted it to be "short, without any hint of romance and yet very masculine."

Fleming, a great bird watcher, found the ideal solution to the problem by reading Birds of the West Indies by James Bond, an ornithologist from Philadelphia.

In a letter to Bond's wife in 1961, Fleming wrote: "I must confess that your husband has every right to sue me ... In return, I can only offer your James Bond an unrestricted right to use the name Ian Fleming for any purpose he deems appropriate."

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