Have you ever wanted to change your name?

[evermorekatie]

i absolutely hate my name with a burning passion.
the name katie is so basic and i cannot think of anyone that would wish to change their name with katie
i was meant to be called talia but my parents changed their mind at the last minute which im so mad for
talia is so cute!

 

[Kitsuragi]

i absolutely hate my name with a burning passion.
the name katie is so basic and i cannot think of anyone that would wish to change their name with katie
i was meant to be called talia but my parents changed their mind at the last minute which im so mad for
talia is so cute!

my best friend is named katie and she feels the same way haha. talia is such a pretty name, its unique too!

 

[ConfusedDad]

i said yes and no, which is weird, but here we are. basically i have a name from a different country which is where im from (i have a complicated story) and no one can pronounce it lol so i kinda wanna change it but other times i really really like it and its so unique and pretty

 

[themysterybidder]

I hate my official name which is Jennifer, but I don't mind when it's shortened to Jenny. Luckily everyone who knows me calls me Jenny. I really hate when I'm waiting for an appointment and when they call out Jennifer. Something else that bugs me is when I'm filling out forms and they ask 'What do you like to be called?' under the name section, even when I put Jenny, 9 times out of 10, they still call me Jennifer! I should have added I have always loved the name Sapphire, but I probably would never have the heart to change it.

 

[Azy]

I think I’m very fortunate in that I love my name, and could not think of another name I’ve ever heard that I would choose over my own. I’m also named after a really cool family friend who I sadly never got to meet, whom I’ve heard a lot about. Gotta thank my parents for their choice haha

 

[cornimer]

I legally changed my middle name in 2017 and I non-legally changed my first name in 2021 (ie. I just changed it on all social media accounts, my work email etc. and asked people to call me by this new name).

 

[Gene.]

It looks like I answered the poll but never posted my reason why, But I had wanted to change my name for the longest time; I happened to be born so close to another family member's birthday, so I received their name, and it never felt like mine. So I changed it; I go by Gene now, which I've been told is the 'masculine' way of spelling it (Jean vs. Gene)
I've circled thru a lot of different nicknames in the past, and none of them ever felt like me, but I've been going by this one for almost 3 years now, and I am very happy with it.

 

[Yay Sweets]

I really want to legally change my name to Francis. My birth name is just associated with trauma as well as my assigned gender at birth so i dislike it. Luckily most people use my new name, although it's not quite official yet in terms of government recognition.

I got my current name from one of my splatoon ocs!! it's weird but i just stole his name for myself lmao.

 

[lunatepic]

in the past, yeah, I have! I was given a fairly feminine name, and growing up uncomfortable with femininity I was less than fond of it. I enjoy the name as a word (it's not too frilly or common, related to nature, sounds nice), but not as a name associated with me, if that makes sense? also doesn't help that one of its more prominent uses in pop culture is from a book I don't like (but that's just me being petty lol)

recently, though, I've seen it used in more masculine/androgynous contexts, so I've grown a bit more comfortable with it. I've also come to adore a shorthand I came up for it a few years back (Zel) which I've adopted in games and online handles. something about it being monosyllabic and starting with the letter z just speak to me

 

[Kitsuragi]

in the past, yeah, I have! I was given a fairly feminine name, and growing up uncomfortable with femininity I was less than fond of it. I enjoy the name as a word (it's not too frilly or common, related to nature, sounds nice), but not as a name associated with me, if that makes sense? also doesn't help that one of its more prominent uses in pop culture is from a book I don't like (but that's just me being petty lol)

recently, though, I've seen it used in more masculine/androgynous contexts, so I've grown a bit more comfortable with it. I've also come to adore a shorthand I came up for it a few years back (Zel) which I've adopted in games and online handles. something about it being monosyllabic and starting with the letter z just speak to me

Z names are so fun and unique! i kind of like the idea of an androgynous name for myself even though i dont identify as adrogyne, it just feels natural though? so i get you!

 

[Stella-Io]

I dislike my birth name and if changing first names were easier (and I started a new life somewhere else maybe) then I would change it. My original name is a generic fem name that has too many spelling variants. I'm not exactly purely fem anymore (some flavour of non-binary) so I feel the name doesn't fit me. Technically even as a kid I didn't like my name.

Going throu all the legal bs is already prob alot. But then there's the people around me who've known me as my original name and would still prob call me that. I don't mean it in an anti sort of way, like they're anti trans (even thou I'm not trans?) although some people in my life have been seeming against it more and more lately
It's more like some won't understand why I changed my name and won't accept 'cause I didn't like it' or 'this new name fits me better'.

I love the name Jerico cause while it's been used in a male context (as in I've only seen dudes have that name) I think it could be used as a neutral name as well. That and I wouldn't mind having a name that's more masc leaning. It also means 'city of the moon' and I love moon and star related things so the name is even better.

 

[Envy]

I'm Envy, of course I have wanted to. =P

In fact, I even went by a different name IRL with friends and partners for quite some time, one I often called myself online as well: Emma or Emily. Those are not my real names, but I decided to not use my real name online and used something else. It stuck and for years people actually knew me as Emily/Emma IRL. Lol

However, I no longer desire that really. Don't call myself those anymore. I associated Emma with my ex because she called me that instead of Emily. And dropped that years ago when her and I parted ways.

My real name is fine in of itself. I shouldn't complain. It's a name that is common enough for people to know, but not so common that I'm typically in spaces with more than one other with the name. It's easy for people to mishear it or misspell it, that's one thing. Also it's a Biblical name. I am not a Christian, I left that faith a long time ago. However, that's the naming scheme my (Christian, but thankfully laid-back about it) parents gave my siblings and I. The name is so commonplace in today's society that I don't think most people think of the Bible when they hear it.

At least I wasn't give the middle name Grace, which is common with my first name. xD

As I said, I'm thinking too much here. There is nothing wrong with my name at all. It's great. But I still keep myself rather private and calling myself Emily/Emma online in the past was beneficial for me.

 

[Kitsuragi]

At least I wasn't give the middle name Grace, which is common with my first name. xD

That's my sisters middle name! I doubt you two have the same first name though as hers isn't common.

 

[oath2order]

I do go by different names in my work/family life and my home life.

 

[pottercrossing]

Ofc I have

My deadname is very feminine, and also from the Bible, which poses quite the problem for me, since I'm neither a feminine person nor religious in any way. All of my friends call me by my preferred name, Remus, or they call me Remy as a nickname, but my family on the other hand... deadnames all around!

I'd love to legally change it, but since I'm a minor, I'd either have to wait until I'm of age or have my mom change it for me. But the latter would involve me coming out, and I'm not quite ready for that yet. Well, that and the immense amount of paperwork that'd be involved for both of us.

And don't even get me started on my last name. Whenever people ask me, "Are you related to *insert celeb with same last name here*?" it always gets on my nerves. I could change my last name to my mom's maiden name, which she has been considering whether or not to change because of my dad's remarriage, but I don't think that'll happen, at least in the near future.

 

[Unicorse]

I don't like my first name.
I really like Annie or El.
I found out when I was watching Stranger Things that a character who is mean to another character has my name.
My next door neighbor says I don't even look like my name that my mom gave me.
She said that I look liked a Danielle.

 

[frogslime]

It's, like, both? Legally? No. Socially? Oh, it depends.??

I think being trans, I felt some pressure to choose a new name or else I wouldn't be "trans enough." So, I've flopped between many names, especially Soren and Graham. Though, I think my birth name is perfectly androgynous. And now that I've delt with other things that cause me dysphoria, I've felt more comfortable with it. But, some friends call me by Graham, some call me my birth name, some still say Frog.

I think throughout my phases in life, people will know me as different things. And I love that

 

[Flyffel]

Not my given name. But I have definitely thought about changing my surname. It's long and difficult and I do wonder sometimes if it wouldn't be better to have a more normal surname. For example the one from my mother's side, my partner's or just a shortened version of my current surname. But I don't think I'll ever actually change it. At least it's a conversation starter. LOL

 

[honeyaura]

Despite being named by my dad, surprisingly not. A lot better than what my mom had in mind for me lol. Also, besides the fact that my last name is super common (US), I don’t mind that either.

 

[petaltail]

as a kid i always wanted to change my name to jade after my favourite bratz character lmao, and i also didn't really like my name a lot in general
now i quite like my name and i think it would feel weird to be called something different