<p>What do you think about people who change their names as adults (and not through marriage)? Here in the U.S. it's not difficult to get one's name legally changed. How many people do you know who have done that, and for what reasons? Do you think it's a good idea, and if so, in what cases?</p>
<p>I'd want to get my named changed. But realistically, it's not something I'd do. I'd feel like I'm pretending to be someone else, and I know it would hurt my mother to badly. (this is regard to frivilous reasons to change names, not safety)</p>
<p>I was watching 'Date My Mom' on MTV, and there was this Indian mom named Uru and her daughter. I don't remember her daughter's original name, but her daughter changed her name to Angel Princess. First name Angel, Last name Princess. o_0</p>
<p>i expect only the dumbest on "Date My Mom"</p>
<p>and only the second dumbest on Room Raiders</p>
<p>and the remaining retards go to Next.</p>
<p>No no, the dumbest are on Parental Control</p>
<p>I changed my name (first and last) in late '05. My dad wanted to change our last name to his mother's maiden name because of some family drama that ended with him no longer speaking to his father. While we were filling out the documents I had the option of changing my first name from something I'd always hated to my much more reasonable middle name. </p>
<p>I've wanted to change my first name ever since...well, basically since I was old enough to know that it was my name...but I probably wouldn't have done it if I hadn't been presented with the opportunity. I'm definitely glad I did--it's much nicer to introduce myself to people now that I don't feel like I have to scrape my name off my tongue and then turn away in embarrassment. ;)</p>
<p>^ I also have intentions of changing my last name and only my last name to my mother's maiden name.</p>
<p>thisyeargirl, i can't imagine you're name being so bad that you turn away in embarrassment...</p>
<p>My name used to be Agnes; now it's Elisabeth. You be the judge...</p>
<p>Agnes isn't too bad. at least your name wasn't Bertha or something...</p>
<p>This girl at my old school and her mom changed their names to Tako and Haruko, and her little sister is some other -ko. I think the girl got pregnant and her "little sister" is actually her kid, and I think her dad was abusing her, and the family moved and changed their names and stuff to start out new. Then someone found out, and even though not that many people knew and no one really cared, she left the school really quickly. It was kind of sad. </p>
<p>I might change my last name to something random(I hate that it puts me in an ethnic "box" and that no one can pronounce it) and maybe I'll change my first name to something cool like Keats or Razz or Jana :)</p>
<p>I think that changing names for insecure reasons (for example, not liking the "way it sounds" or something of that nature) is disrespectful to the parents of the person changing the name, because most parents pick a certain name for a reason, even if that reason is that it just sounds nice.. it is like one of the parent's first gifts to the child, I think. For example, I have a name picked out for a daughter I might have in the future, and it would hurt me badly if she changed it.</p>
<p>I talked to my parents beforehand, obviously, and wouldn't have done it without their consent (wouldn't have been able to, for that matter). Besides, it's not like I chose another name completely out of nowhere--I exchanged my first name for my existing middle name which they had also chosen for me. They were fine with it, so I decided to go ahead. It's really a personal decision.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I read your story and I don't see what would be wrong with your particular name change, as there was a reason and whatnot. I was talking about people in general and very, very shallow reasons.. like, say if a girl named Ashley wants to suddenly change her name to Chloe because it sounds cooler or something.</p>
<p>My cousin changed her first name slightly when she was in 3rd grade. The reason was that she was being adopted by her stepmother who basically raised her and it was something that they chose together I believe. But people on my side of the family still call her by her old name sometimes, which annoys her.</p>
<p>fjchowdhury: Yeah, that makes sense, I agree.</p>