If you could change your given name, what would it be?

Merlin.

Ooooh, Merlin is good.

I shall be Apollo.

Mogley, and all the shit that comes with it.

I did change my name, and I’m happy with it.
If I were forced to change again, I would change to I Love You. Then everyone addressing me would be brightening my day.

Enoby(sic) Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way

Actually, I think Minerva is the bitchenist girl name of all time. But n00ooo, my real name is a staple of Jerry Springer, strippers, and court TV.

Goonth Klumpf- Master Forecaster!

Other strong candidates:

Dorkula
Crackito
Assblastor
Mimishunineteenfortysicks!

Thundercock Bangtidy McScrew

Harold for my father.

When we moved to my new state, the Drivers License Bureau issued me a new name. That’s right! They changed my name, and it’s legal! All residents must have at least 3 names.

My parents gave me only two names, no middle name, and I liked it that way. When I married I deliberately left my maiden name of off my marriage license. My social security card only has 2 names on it. I would have this stupid rule, but I had to have a drivers license and couldn’t afford to wait.

I didn’t want a middle name, but my new state made me pick one (it could have been anything, even mosquito, or barnyard)! The lady at the window suggested I put down my maiden name (which I hate). I was at a loss, and I reluctantly agreed.
I liked my own name, and want it back. Nobody cares.

@snowberry, I care. Years ago, California changed my gender. I didn’t do anything about it, they would just charge me for a new license. For two years I was a man. My son still called me Mommy anyway
Too bad you drew a blank. You could have made it Nunia, for Nunia business!

@Jonesn4burgers That’s awesome you changed your name. Is it a huge hassle? I think I should or at least introduce myself to people as my new name. Since, here in the UK I don’t know anyone, so it would be easy?

I have no idea what you would have to do across the pond. Here, it involves a heavy fee to cover changing certificates and files everywhere, including birth certificate. I got lucky. When I joined the Navy, I was informed that if I could change my name to anything I wanted. When I gort out, I would have to changhe it back. I got married while I was in the Navy. That resulted in my last name changing. I didn’t have to change anything except my military ID. While on active duty, the military makes evrything else have no expiration date.
When I got out, I just happened to live near the main social security office for the nation. I drove there, told them of my name changes, asked them what I needed to do to make it permanent. She handed me an index card, told me to write my name as it had been, and what it had been changed to. When I gave it back to her, twenty seconds of tapping her keyboard and it was done. Things just happened to line up well for me.
The only confusion was my family. They couldn’t get that it was legal and permanent. My dad used my former name in his will. Chuckle, snort.

It would be BACK to my given name actually. After I got my divorce I kept my married last name. I had had that name for a long time and liked it and just wanted to keep it. Many years have gone by now. I have a partner that I love very much. And I have also found new autonomy inside myself. Due to those two things, I want my maiden name back. But I don’t have the money to take care of the fees.

Advice for anyone who faces divorce in the future; the standard divorce contract states that the wife shall take back her maiden name. It costs extra to NOT change it back.
I believe there is a time limit for getting things changed back, but I’m not 100% on that detail.

It didn’t cost any extra for me to not change it back.

at least I don’t think so…hmm….a long stressy time ago. maybe I just forgot

You should look at your decree. Maybe it was in there, and stress passed you over the detail?

I wouldn’t go for something overly different but I was thinking the other day how much I love the name Angharad (Welsh name) and wish I had a name as pretty and traditional. I also love the name Mairi which is a Scottish name. Both of these are names that are uncommon without being pretentious.

Gabrielle.

Rhine.
“The river that, somewhere out there, has broken free.” –Lauren Destephano.

I love my given name, but if I had to change it, I’d probably go with Everett as my first name—I love that name :P

For some reason, I really love the name “Prescott”. Maxfield, Orson, and Stellan would also be on my list.

I always wanted Gwynn. I should have been a Gwynn.

@ucme, WHAT?! But, we’ve been calling you that already.

Charlotte Sometimes

I love my Christian name now, but when I was a child I didn’t because I was the only one I knew with it. When I would meet new kids, who didn’t go to my school or Church, I always said my name was Judy. I thought Judy was the most lovely name in the world.

@Jonesn4burgers I suspect that to be a lie of sorts, for your sake, i’m glad.

My mother’s name is Merlyn!

The truth is, she detests it. She’s spent her entire life having it mispronounced and misspelled. Someone will see her name, which really isn’t all that complicated, and immediately call her “Marilyn,” “Murr-a-lynn,” “Myrtle,” “Marlene,” etc.

@ucme might as well add in Scrotie McBoogerballs while we’re at it too.
Personally, if I wanted to change my name I would go with Ciel

Biggus Dickus
Naughtius Maximus