Would You Ever Legally Change Your First Name? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Wreckless · 06-30-2009, 11:31 AM

A lot of people want to change their first names, and legally can, through a sought out process. Maybe their parents named them inappropriately, or their first name has a deep meaning behind it, but they don't care about all that and want something different, or maybe people are rebellious, and don't care about their first names and what they'll permanently be as well. So would you change yours? Include all circumstances in your mind when thinking this over.

Me? I would NEVER change my first name. Kyle is perfect a name for me and I thoroughly enjoy it. Glad my parents named me this.

phoebe7165 · 06-30-2009, 11:40 AM

I was told my parents were thinking of naming me Kelly. I wish they did. It would be easier than Andrea!! You wouldn't believe all the times people have gotten that wrong, i.e.Angela, Adrienne or the worse to me, when somebody pronounces it "EN-DRAY-AH". Drives me crazy!! I still wouldn't change it legally because my dad's name was Andrew, so I was named after him.

MickeyMac · 06-30-2009, 12:12 PM

I would like to change my first name but I would never hear the end of it from my mother. I guess I dont need to since everyone calls me Mickey.

TripperFan · 06-30-2009, 12:49 PM

I used to hate my first name when I was in school, and for a while asked to be called by my middle name, but it didn't catch on. My mother and two brothers all went by their middle names.

If a particular event occurs within the next few months (and right now, NOTHING is for sure) I will be changing my surname finally.

ThomasE · 06-30-2009, 01:12 PM

I would never change my name. When it comes to some things, I don't like change. Too much to adjust to. I like the name "Tommie Edmond" and will keep it that way. Heck, I I've been on this board for nine years and have no desire to change my own username. I'm content. LOL.

Big C · 06-30-2009, 01:50 PM

Never.

Yooch · 06-30-2009, 01:55 PM

I've had mine for so long (Eugene); I may as well keep it. No point in changing it now.

waichingliu81 · 06-30-2009, 01:58 PM

i used to hate my name, which is waiching btw folks. kids at school especially in my class when i was in high school took the piss. but nowadays, i think it is okay. i wouldn't want to change it because a) it is expensive and b) it means having to change the details on my passport and stuff like that and this in itself is a long process. and so i thought, i won't bother doing it.

my sister added vanessa to her name and so she is now called waiyee vanessa liu, although to her friends and collegues she is known as vanessa.

MrCleveland · 06-30-2009, 03:39 PM

I thought of calling myself Cleveland without a surname...but I don't know.

browneyes106 · 06-30-2009, 03:41 PM

I would change my name if I had to for privacy/safety reasons.

gidgetgrape · 06-30-2009, 03:43 PM

I've thought about it, but I looked up how to do it once and it seemed really complicated.

Nighthawk76 · 06-30-2009, 04:04 PM

I like my first name, I would never change it. Though I wish it weren't as common that I had to share it with a zillion other people.

Number 9 Dream · 06-30-2009, 04:10 PM

I actually like my first name and always have. I like how my parents spelled "Kristel". It's unique and not like most of the Kristels out there (Crystal, Krystal, etc.). Plus, it's a beautiful name. I like it and it fits me.

My last name on the other hand....

sunshinefizzy · 06-30-2009, 04:23 PM

Like a lot of kids, I didn't like my first name when I was a kid. When I was five or so I loved my aunt's name, Mary. I actually said to my kindergarten teacher and said "You know, everyone calls me Mary at home," She looked at me square in the eye and said "But, we will call you Chelsea in school."

Now, almost 15 years later, I'll keep it. I can't imagine being anyone else.

PZelda · 06-30-2009, 04:26 PM

Nah, not at all. Besides I have it tattooed on me (my initials, anyway). I'd have to change it to something else with "A" so I'm not stuck with a tattoo that means nothing.

However, I get pocket-dialed a LOT... My first name is more than likely the first one in peoples' contact books in their phones (Allison).

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06-30-2009, 11:31 AM	#1
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Would You Ever Legally Change Your First Name? A lot of people want to change their first names, and legally can, through a sought out process. Maybe their parents named them inappropriately, or their first name has a deep meaning behind it, but they don't care about all that and want something different, or maybe people are rebellious, and don't care about their first names and what they'll permanently be as well. So would you change yours? Include all circumstances in your mind when thinking this over. Me? I would NEVER change my first name. Kyle is perfect a name for me and I thoroughly enjoy it. Glad my parents named me this.

06-30-2009, 11:40 AM	#2
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	I was told my parents were thinking of naming me Kelly. I wish they did. It would be easier than Andrea!! You wouldn't believe all the times people have gotten that wrong, i.e.Angela, Adrienne or the worse to me, when somebody pronounces it "EN-DRAY-AH". Drives me crazy!! I still wouldn't change it legally because my dad's name was Andrew, so I was named after him.
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06-30-2009, 12:49 PM	#4
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	I used to hate my first name when I was in school, and for a while asked to be called by my middle name, but it didn't catch on. My mother and two brothers all went by their middle names. If a particular event occurs within the next few months (and right now, NOTHING is for sure) I will be changing my surname finally.
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06-30-2009, 01:12 PM	#5
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I would never change my name. When it comes to some things, I don't like change. Too much to adjust to. I like the name "Tommie Edmond" and will keep it that way. Heck, I I've been on this board for nine years and have no desire to change my own username. I'm content. LOL.
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06-30-2009, 12:12 PM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I would like to change my first name but I would never hear the end of it from my mother. I guess I dont need to since everyone calls me Mickey.

06-30-2009, 01:50 PM	#6
Big C I Heart Angie Watson Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 3,531	Never.

06-30-2009, 01:55 PM	#7
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	I've had mine for so long (Eugene); I may as well keep it. No point in changing it now.
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06-30-2009, 01:58 PM	#8
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	i used to hate my name, which is waiching btw folks. kids at school especially in my class when i was in high school took the piss. but nowadays, i think it is okay. i wouldn't want to change it because a) it is expensive and b) it means having to change the details on my passport and stuff like that and this in itself is a long process. and so i thought, i won't bother doing it. my sister added vanessa to her name and so she is now called waiyee vanessa liu, although to her friends and collegues she is known as vanessa.

06-30-2009, 03:39 PM	#9
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,226	I thought of calling myself Cleveland without a surname...but I don't know.
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06-30-2009, 03:41 PM	#10
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I would change my name if I had to for privacy/safety reasons.

06-30-2009, 03:43 PM	#11
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,502	I've thought about it, but I looked up how to do it once and it seemed really complicated.

06-30-2009, 04:04 PM	#12
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I like my first name, I would never change it. Though I wish it weren't as common that I had to share it with a zillion other people.

06-30-2009, 04:10 PM	#13
Number 9 Dream That '70s Girl Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,875	I actually like my first name and always have. I like how my parents spelled "Kristel". It's unique and not like most of the Kristels out there (Crystal, Krystal, etc.). Plus, it's a beautiful name. I like it and it fits me. My last name on the other hand....
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06-30-2009, 04:23 PM	#14
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	Like a lot of kids, I didn't like my first name when I was a kid. When I was five or so I loved my aunt's name, Mary. I actually said to my kindergarten teacher and said "You know, everyone calls me Mary at home," She looked at me square in the eye and said "But, we will call you Chelsea in school." Now, almost 15 years later, I'll keep it. I can't imagine being anyone else.

06-30-2009, 04:26 PM	#15
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Nah, not at all. Besides I have it tattooed on me (my initials, anyway). I'd have to change it to something else with "A" so I'm not stuck with a tattoo that means nothing. However, I get pocket-dialed a LOT... My first name is more than likely the first one in peoples' contact books in their phones (Allison).
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