Ever though about getting your name legally changed?

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No, ratings are stupid.	44.4%	[ 4 ]
Yes, and I'll up-rate it, because I love Darrin.	22.2%	[ 2 ]
Yes, and I'll down-rate it, because I can't stand Darrin.	33.3%	[ 3 ]
Total Votes:			[ 9 ]

[Paragasu]

Hmm...no, I think I don't want to...

[Kino Mori]

Stahlherz

Kino Mori

I have thought about changing my name quite often. More so my last name than my first name.

My father was never around, and he is a horrible person. I do not want to carry on the name that he gave me. Also, there are a lot of cases bastardy in our direct male line. Our last name does not match up to what are name ought to be.

If I ever get married, I will take my wife's or husbands last name. I am not sure if marriage is in my future so I might have to go get it changed on my own.

I like my first name. Though I do have multiple names that I go by. If I ever change my first name it would be to Severin, which is already part of my stage name/nomme de plume.

I would totally take my future wife's last name too. She has a pretty last name.

Have you done a bit of research into how difficult or pricey it would be where you live?

Not too much. I have done enough research to know that the state I live in is luckily one the few states that men can take the name of their wife without any trouble.

Eventually I will get around to doing a little bit more research about get my name changed, but the romantic in me still hopes to find someone.

[Marquis de Stahl]

Zweilos

I changed my name legally last year.
I hated my birth name and I always loved the name Blair, so did my parents. So when I had the money I changed it as soon as I could. Best thing I ever did for myself.

I feel the same way. emotion_awesome Every time I look at my photo I.D. emotion_awesome

DarklyDreamingDylan

Yes but only my first name and for 2 reasons.

1. I share the name of a porn star, and for someone like me who is going to be working in the entertainment industry (not porn) that's extremely inconvenient and confusing.

2. It's much too similar to my last name (which I do like)

Are you planning on getting into the process of changing it?

Tart Tarts

yes. for some reason my parents named me "anna" because for some strange reason they thought if they named me "anya" like I should be, it would lead to be being bullied when we came to america.
um... yeah.
so I'm changing my name back to Anya whenever I can.

I can't imagine why anybody would give you grief over being called Anya. It is a really dignified-sounding name. Does it mean something in your native language.

MyCosmicAutumnRebellion

I plan on changing my name. I don't know for sure, but i think it's much easier to do here.

Where is here?

kitten tea

When I was younger I did, but that was only because I could never find necklaces that had my name on them.
My names Olivia, and I was the only Olivia growing up in school; and I hated it so badly.

Now I guess I'm okay with it because I get compliments on it all the time at work. Now it is a pretty common name now, and I'm not the only one anymore.
Ugh.

Olivia is pretty rare where I'm from. There are a lot of Lindas and Lisas though.

I'm a tad pensive about my own name. What if Darrin catches in in a huge way? Then I'll be right back where I started with "Darrin? No, not you, the other Darrin. No, not you, the other other Darrin".

Gale Gynoid

However, I'm just saying that I'm happy with my name. I wouldn't change it because it's meaningless - because we imbue our names with meaning, rather than finding new names for their intrinsic meaning as you did.

If your name wasn't a big deal and was only a tiny part of your identity, why did you go to all the trouble of getting it changed?

A few reasons:
1. It's too common, waaaay too common. There were like 40 males around me name Michael at any given time.
2. I don't like the way it sounds (weird, I know).
3. I think Darrin has more sex appeal.
4. I have way too much free time on my hands.

[Zlae]

Stahlherz

Zlae

Stahlherz

Do you know why it was done?

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My name used to be Skye Gabrielle [last name].
But now it's Gabrielle Skye Rose [last name].

Gabrielle is a pretty name. I know Gabrielle.

Why thank you!

[RockerKitty16]

Actually yes I have been considering changing my last name, to Montague, not Montague like in Romeo and Juliet, but it sounds more like Mont vague, just without the V.

Pretty much because I've been on my own since six, so I don't really feel like I belong with the family I live with now. Me English teacher, (Mrs. Montague) pretty much adopted me as her daughter, so I want to have it legally changed to her last name just to make if final.

On a different note, you should look her up, she's a pretty good author to a book "Altered" by Kimberly Montague smile

[F O X D I E Complete]

Stahlherz

Shin Seven X

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I do want to change my last name to my mother's maiden name, but if it's long and involved and money consuming, I can wait just fine.

How long you think you'll have to wait around for?

Well, due to a couple complications in my life, one being a divorce, I figure I would wait until it's all settled then try.

[Wesley Morningstar]

I had to have my name changed many times, not because I wanted to but because I had to

[Nocturnal Coffee Maker]

Nope I'm happy with my name. Wouldn't change it for a thing. My name translates to "grace".

[d a s A r t i f e x]

Stahlherz

If so, don't bother, unless you're willing to spend hundreds of dollars, as well as spend several tedious hours talking to a lawyer, court clerks, newspaper publishers, and several government agencies. Seriously though, it was a tremendously rewarding experience for me. I almost have everything changed to reflect my new identity (save my debit card and social security card).

It was fun though, in the end. My encounter with the judge on the official day it happened was every bit as anti-climactic and awkward as I hoped it would be (he thought the whole thing was every bit as risible as my mother thought it was).

Anyway, I changed the whole thing, first last and middle, and I even threw in an extra middle name for shits and giggles (that really came back to bite me in the a** at the DMV, when it was explained to me that my whole new name might not fit on the license). Anyway, my mom thinks it's stupid, and my dad is probably going to s**t bricks over it when he finds out I dropped his last name from my identity (he's been a passive-aggressive c**t to me for a while, so, I really don't care).



Buuuuuuuut, moving right along to the discussion:

Have any of you ever had to change your legal name? If so, was it as tedious and inconvenient for you as it was for me? If not, have you ever considered it?
Are you a parent or are considering becoming one? If so, how badly would it piss you off if your child decided that the name you picked for them clearly wasn't to their liking, and decided to change it?
Are you a U.S. citizen and considering reformatting your identity? If so, I could probably give you some helpful counsel. Ask me anything.

This is an idea that I've been playing around with for a while, and I have a few reasons why I would consider changing my name. First, I do not want to live the rest of my life with my father's last name. As much as he loves and supports me now, he was not very good to me growing up, and being referred to by his family name just feels wrong and uncomfortable. I do not want to be associated by name with anyone on that side of the family. Of course I love them, because they're my family, but I don't feel loyalty to them. However, I also do not want my mother's maiden name. I just don't want to be associated with my family anymore. Don't get me wrong, I love them all as my family, but they have all hurt me so, so much throughout my life, and since I don't think I would ever cut ties with them completely, I can at least cut ties with the name.

I'm curious to know what your motivation was behind your name change, if you don't mind me asking.

[Marquis de Stahl]

Chan Kar

I'm curious to know what your motivation was behind your name change, if you don't mind me asking.

I think Darrin has more sex appeal then Michael. Also, I didn't know anybody who did it, but I knew a lot of people who wanted to do it, so I thought if I could blaze a trail through this legal wilderness, I would be doing my fellowmen and fellowwomen a service. To boot, I have always objected to the idea that people should just deal with having the name that other's chose. I think, if it's yours, you should be able to decide what it is.

[d a s A r t i f e x]

Stahlherz

Chan Kar

I'm curious to know what your motivation was behind your name change, if you don't mind me asking.

I think Darrin has more sex appeal then Michael. Also, I didn't know anybody who did it, but I knew a lot of people who wanted to do it, so I thought if I could blaze a trail through this legal wilderness, I would be doing my fellowmen and fellowwomen a service. To boot, I have always objected to the idea that people should just deal with having the name that other's chose. I think, if it's yours, you should be able to decide what it is.

You know, I never though of it like that, but that's a good point. I've always felt obligated to keep my name because it's the the family name, but other than that, there's no good reason to keep it.

You're quite the innovator, you know. : P

[Ana BeIial]

Satanic Warmaster.

[GS Sailor Midnight]

Have any of you ever had to change your legal name? If so, was it as tedious and inconvenient for you as it was for me? If not, have you ever considered it?
Haven't changed it and never considered it. I was asked at one point in time though if I wanted to change my last name. My mother got remarried (even though she never really did marry MY father) and the stepdad asked if I wanted to change my last name to his. I'm glad I declined because they got divorced a year later Lol.


Are you a parent or are considering becoming one? If so, how badly would it piss you off if your child decided that the name you picked for them clearly wasn't to their liking, and decided to change it?
I would kind of be upset if my theoretical kid wanted to change their name. I would at least try to take care of giving them a name their peers couldn't make fun of, or give them a name that did not sound stupid, but if they didn't like the name anyway...then whatever.


Are you a U.S. citizen and considering reformatting your identity? If so, I could probably give you some helpful counsel. Ask me anything.
My name is fine.

[Emesque]

my parents translated my chinese name to english when we moved to cali - it gets really confusing cus it's also a last name as well. ><

i tell people to call me by another name so yes, i would do anything to change it legally. once i find out how. D: