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My Starbucks Name Is Katie: Leaning in to life’s frustrations
By Deann Zampelli   |   April 28, 2026

My parents’ favorite pastime was arguing with each other. The earliest indicator of this was my name. My Dad wanted to call me Deanna and my mom wanted to call me Diane, or some version of that truth. Hence, Deann with no “e” at the end. Or Dean with two ‘n’s. “Dean, party of 2.” […]