Have you ever changed or wanted to change your name?

Your name is seriously Sheldon Kingsley Brackett? That may be the fanciest name I've ever heard. I'm picturing you swilling brandy while standing near a fireplace with a bear's head on the wall.

If I was my boyfriend I would consider changing my name, but he loves it- despite it's...problem. You see, my boyfriend is the second in a new family tradition of swapping the middle name and first name over of the father. So, his grandfather was Anthony Keith. His dad is Robert Anthony, which makes my boyfriend Anthony Robert. His surname ends in S.
His initials- ARS.
Fortunately, it was spotted just before his birth by his gran, so his parents quickly added Benjamin before his surname. But as a late addition it often gets left out. My boyfriend is almost literally an ARS(e).

My parents decided I would be known by my middle name which is a pain as I always get called by my first name in formal situations and get laughed at or whatever as people don't know about it. I thought about changing it but my dad said employers would think that changing my name might look like I was trying to hide something to potential employers. I'm not sure how true this is though and whether he's just trying to get me to keep the name he gave me, but if it wasn't true I'd change it in an instant as its really inconvenient and my parents know how much it bothers me.

It does sound very fancy, which is almost a complete contrast to me haha. 'Brackett' isn't very fancy though, it has a bad reputation where I live too so I don't really get any grief about that.

Your boyfriend's dilemma is fantastic, I wish my initials were as intriguing as his.

Your name is epic!!


I'd never even think about changing either my first or middle name.My first name was chosen by my late father and my middle name was my Irish great grandmothers name and my mums sisters name.I'd somehow feel like I was disrespecting them if I were to change it.

I haven't got a middle name and would really like to give myself one. I love the name Blanche (from watching Upstairs Downstairs) because it sounds really old fashioned but lovely.

Has anyone else ever changed their name? Or would you want to in the future?

How difficult is it, I think you do it via Deed Poll

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Thank you

Definitely don't change it then, what is your full name out of interest?

I like to keep Brackett in my name too because its from my Dad's Irish family so I can relate to your 'not wanting to disrespect heritage' kind of angle :P

Why would they give you a first and middle name then call you by your middle name? Why not make your middle name your first name at birth?

Apparently my parents couldn't decide between 2 names so the name my dad wanted was my first name and the name my mum wanted was my middle name and I be known socially by my middle name and formally by my first name. Its been incredibly annoying for the past 20 years though and I wish they'd just decided on one name. Its quite awkward when my names read out in a lecture or something and its my first name.