Have you ever changed or wanted to change your name?

By the force invested in me by the ministry of names, I hereby announce your middle name "Chief Dragon Lover".

I don't have a middle name, give me one!!!

Also, I'm trying really hard to work out what your name could be.

I don't have a middle name. Hence all my legal forms look like they're full of typos and errors.

However, you shall be from hereby onwards known as Apalala. The guardian of the wooden stove behind the shed.

Matthew is an epic name!!...My Mum's Dad was called that, as is his son and my second son.


My Mum wanted to call me Octavia or Stella.....both are nice names

There is a great deal of confusion, within the UK particularly, about what a deed of change of name actually is. Although in theory it's nothing more than a document that can be prepared at home free of charge, due to the common expression "to change one's name by deed poll" many people incorrectly think that "Deed Poll" is an official Government office or similar where one registers a change of name. Numerous websites have sought to capitalise on this misunderstanding by creating official looking, yet completely unnecessary 'deed poll' websites that charge people to create these documents on their behalf.[3]

Well, seeing as my name is 13 letters long, now shortened to 8 letters, I sometimes wish my name were easier to pronounce. I wear a name badge at work but ppl still call me all sorts of variants of my name. I've been called salmonella!

What's so difficult about Samuella? If that's your name

my name is Oluwadamilola, shortened to Damilola, I dunno how they got salmonella from Damilola but hey.

Eh, in that case I have to admit that I can understand the confusion First I thought that your parents may have some weird attitude towards names, then I remembered that I've come across that name in some Nollywood movies, so you're Nigerian?

yuh, Nigerian, my name had to be a complete sentence non-Nigerian who watches nollywood movies?

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

I've got it!!!.......I reckon his name is James James


It's probably not though

By the force invested in me by the ministry of names, I hereby announce your middle name "Chief Dragon Lover".

German who lived in Ghana Frankly, I was usually just rolling on the floor due to the acting etc. Especially liked The Beast, the main actor is somehow ubiquitous in Nollywood ...

By the way, what does your name mean?