Would you change your given name? If so, what would you change it to and why?

Oh i dont like my first name. Its 'amelia'. It sounds old lol. But i dont think that i would go to that extent that i want to change it. It would be such a hassle to do that right? hehe. My friends dont like it as well, and they tease me about it.

hi Stephanie, I like your name and your question. I was thinking about that when I was young, because I thought that my name was really weird and hard to say correctly for most of my teachers. lol, but now I love it. by the way, my name is Noslen, I got that from my father, his name is Nelson, he spelled his name backwards and got my name. I now think its cool that giving me a name was really given some deep thought. If ever I will be given a chance to change my name, if I would at all, I'd choose the name Andromeda, as I really like it since I was little, but I guess I'll just give that name to my daugther when I have one.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to change my name to Athena. I must have had somewhat of a fascination for Greek mythology, because I wanted to name my daughter, if I had one, Isis. Go figure, huh? My name is Amber, and back then I wasn't happy with it. However now, I like it. I'm pretty happy with my name. If I had to change it now, I'd probably go with something more mainstream, like Meredith.

Oh that's easy, because I have always hated my name..I'd pick Ciara, because I like the sound of it and the fact that no one else has this name spelled this way..:) Or if they do, it is rare..

Hi Steph! I like your name! Want to trade? I doubt it! I would definitely change my name because I hate my name! It is Leslie! I have never liked it! But, I don't know what I would change it too. It would be something different and a unique spelling! I like the name Jasmine, but it doesn't fit me!lol And it isn't that uncommon anymore! I'd have to give it alot of thought, I guess. I think when I was younger I thought about it alot, but now I'm too old to think up a cute, yet hip name!

I don't want to change my name even though I ever thought why did my name was so. I appreciate to my parents who gave me the meaningful name for me. Furthermore, if I change my name, it is not necessarily to be better than my name that given by my parents. I was just a name. Does our name influence our life? I don't think so.

I used to think that as my name sounded so juvenile....I couldn't imagine growing old and having someone call me Grandma Jill..but now I wouldn't change it for anything and btw....I have a daughter named Stephanie....I love the name!

I was named after a Naval hero and a Queen. I would love to change my given name to my great grandmother's name. Old fashioned, full of grace and beauty. If I come into some money or have reason other wise to change my name I will take her name and be proud to have it. Yep. Yep. Yep.

In the States I had a legal name that I used for everything and a Hebrew name I only used for Hebrew school. I moved to Israel and took my Hebrew name as my legal name, It made life easier for me to have a normal name here.

I came home after my first day at school and complained to my father that I did not like my name and that I would want it changed. For the first time I came to know that there were so many girl names and I particularly liked the names Rosie and Flossy I told him! And now when I think of it I laugh at myself as I truly like my name and would not want to change it ever!

I love my name. A lot of nicknames have sprung from my name. And one joke is "Wes aint in that mess." So no, I would never change my name. Even my last name, I could change to my father's name. But in respect and honor of my grandparents who raised me from a helpless baby, I keep my last name.

Hello! I do not even think about It. Our parents give us a special name. Do you have heard about name role? I have tried to search and find my name role. And guess what a some part of written coincided with my nature. Just imagine If you change your name It is like change yourself. Yes your parents can give you a other name and maybe It would be worse. By the way, What is your name? My name is Edgars.

I'd like to change my name.Because my name is so common.When my junior and senior high school,I haven't realize this problem,but I went to college,I found this name is too popular.For example,I found three persons' names are the same as my.But I haven't found a better name.To explain,stellalian is my English name,I'm Chinese.

I did change my name about ten years ago now because I didn't like my first name (Clare) so have kept this and use as my middle name instead so haven't stopped using it, just prefer to keep it somewhere in the middle! It cost something like £30 for me to have it done which in 1995/6 was a fair amount of money, you had to go to a solicitors office and you had to sign a declaration so was very straight forward procedure though dislike the fact that my birth certificate can't be changed. You just have a separate document with your changed name alongside your original name which just makes me feel stupid because I want my original first name completely deleted from my birth certificate. Some people have ways and means of changing their identity completely and for good reasons but I have no idea of how they do this without there being some kind of repercussions? - I changed mine because I was abused as a child bu both parents and so understandably wanted to erase my name so I could recreate my own identity apart from the one that was given.

Hi Stephanie, I wouldn't want to change my name, I love it, it is so unusal the combination of my first and last name together that there are only two of me in the world whereas some names seem very common and if you do a seach there are hundreds. This is something that I feel is unique about me. Huggles. Ellie :D

It doesn't take much to change your name as long as you have all the right documents but if I wanted to changed I would probly change it to a name that was mroe unique than a name that was popular like mine is. my name is crystal and although it's spelled like the crystal people still spell it wrong. I hate it. So if I could it would probably be a name like Alicia, or ariana, or something else that is way more unique. My daughters name is Kathryn and the way I had it spelled out it's a very unique name because most spell it and pronounce it as Catherine and not Kathryn

yes! if i have given a chance or have a choice to change my name i rather be like alexis or alexandria , but it doesnt mean i dont like my name i have it now,its only my choices name,i wanted to change my name because it sounded like my name from other country

I was born with the name Karen, which was very common amongst British girls in the 1970s, so there were always several Karens in my class and I hated it. Over the years, I used a few nicknames like Kaz, then I was called Kasha all the time for 8 years, which I liked. Then I moved back to my old hometown, where everyone knew me as Karen, so I got used to that name again and now I like it, but it took a long time to become happy with it. I love East European names and would have liked to have been called something like Olga, Nadia, Yelena or Tatiana.

Hi! Yes, if given a chance I would. My name is so common, even my last name is so common. So, in school there is alwasys 3 of us w/ the same name and last name (it's good my middle name has 2 initials or else it'll be common too). I would prefer a short unique name, that will fit on my id's and cards. Lol.

given a chance yes why not. i want a name with a male variation like danielle, gabrielle, or alexis or lexis, i don't know i just want a male sound name, but since my parents give it to me i won't change it because they have their own reason why they give it to me and in respect to them also, so i keep it.