So, your parents were uncreative and named you Jeff #6.

In a rousing show of multiculturalism, how much of a PITA is it to get your name changed? Is it even legal where you reside?

So in the Commonwealth State where I live, it's rather simple. You do paperwork, fill out forms, get fingerprinted, and then go to a hearing. It could probably do with some simplification in this digital world; we're not making these changes by a bespoke linotype.

But a few hundred kilometers to the south of where I live, you don't even have to appear in court.

I understand that in some reigons of the world, a rediculous fee (Upwards of 500 Euro, even) is called upon for changing your name.

From the top of my head, the applicant needs to present valid reasons (ridicule, distancing from a tainted (sur)name like Hitler, etc.) in order to get a name change around these parts. Can't be done just willy-nilly because you feel like it.

Some surnames are also now also the same as modern do insults or perverted/dirtminded terms.. some people like to keep such surnames alives as they aren't tainted persay.. but are just from the passing of time now easy enough to be seen as funny and amusing..So there is a example for you If ya want want fun fact there is a surname that is still around that sounds like when pronounces as ''shit lips.''in some languages I can't spell it and unsure what spelling would be close enough to find it at this time but still

Another case is I know people who make a kids name way to long in fact I have a biece that the parents I dare say was trying to be way to creative as they gave the girl 8 names not counting the surname .. sure in the even early 19oo hundreds that would be okay.. but now not so much

All you have to do is marry and take your husband's name.

That would require me to marry and is only applicable to surnames, rather than forenames.

Here you cannot chnage name, unless you can convince a judge your name is causing you harm of some sort.
Example: your... dubiously democratic parents called you Benito or Adolf.
Same goes for last names.

I'm with Batman on this one. But yes, I agree you should be able to (relatively easy) change your legal name to whatever you want if you dislike your parent's choice. I'm not much of a fan of mine either, but I just "meh"-ed it away.

In these parts it's legal and doable, but with quite the paper trail and raised eyebrows along the way. Adolf was actually quite a popular name before WW2.

You send in a digital application (and in some cases pay a smaller fee) to our tax agency which is also the keeper of our resident registration, they approve or deny your application. When it's done you'll get a letter home (that might also be sent digital through the tax agency portal or if you have a digital mailbox, not sure) with the decision.

What is your actual point?

actually, I am just reporting as spam link.

What's wrong with Jeff#6!?!

Jeff3 would have been better, for sure.

You remember at school when people would be given a nickname (usually against their will), and it would last forever? - same thing can work in adult life.

Nobody uses my birth name these days and few people know it. Those that do are privileged.
The name everybody knows me by was given, but taken with appreciation. Thats a grown up ting!

You CAN do the same.
They ordered the fish.

Sometimes threads don't actually have a point and I just made this thread for levity compared to the tyre fires that this forum has featured recently.

I thought it'd be interesting to contrast, since I've come to understand that as exemplified in this forum, name changing has quite the paper trail compared to a digital identity, for example; even though our world and bureaucracy is no longer a bespoke physical one.

I know, right? The names are perfectly fine, then a jerk comes along and spoils it for everybody.
Kinda like the moustache style: I have a picture of my grand-grandfather (older than the 3rd reich), back then the "hitlerstache" was all the rage... now if people look at it they just get awkward vibes.

What, why? "Winter" is pretty cool.

;-)

As long as you aren't named "Robert'); DROP TABLE students;--" you should be fine. ;-)