How to pick a good last name?
Some of the other answerers gave you very good advice on choosing a new last name and that it should go well with your first name. I can't think of a fun and interesting way to choose a last name except to look in the society section of your newspaper--and the sports section. You will find some unusual last names and some interesting ones. Now, for actually changing your last name...I don't know if you live in the US or not, but I do and I did get an adult name change. You will need to get the paper work from your state's website--go to Google and type in adult name change--your state. You will see that there are people who will charge a fee for the application, but if you look further, you will find that you can download it for free. Make several copies so that you can fill one out and if you have made a mistake, you have another to fill out. You then take it to your county courthouse or government center, give the clerk approximately $200.00 for the filing and search fee, and then you wait for it to come up on a judge's docket. Then you are notified of your hearing day and time and where to appear. In the application, you will have to fill out all sorts of info including every name (alias) you have ever been known by, including nicknames. When you appear before the judge, he/she will ask you to swear of affirm that all of the info is correct to the best of your knowledge. If your app. is approved, it becomes your new name on that date. But, you will need to get a new driver's license, you will have to contact Social Security and prove your name change, and any other entity like an insurance company, and notify them of the change as well. So, tell the clerk that you need at least 5 notarized copies after your approval. But, remember--this change becomes public record. Hope this gives you a better handle on the process. Good luck!
What does the name Tharnitha Victoria Siva-sangary sound, ethnicity wise?
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What ethnicity is the last name Chie?
I believe its unknown but the name "Chie" is a name of Japanese origin meaning 'blessed with wisdom'. The Japanese name may be written with the characters for 'wisdom or intellect' (chi) and 'favour; blessing; grace. Chie is used for girls in Japanese speaking countries.
Is Petroza, Petrosa and other similar-sounding Spanish surnames Sephardic Jewish in origin?
The government of Spain issued a list of Sephardic surnames to grant Spanish citizenship to Jews, can look and make sure your question. Another option is to learn Spanish or another language hehe, there is a LAN x LAN page where you can find people who speak Spanish and learn their language, I leave the link.
What cultures or ethnicities often create new given names?
In places like Singapore and Hong Kong, where many people simultaneously have Chinese and “English” names, parents are very creative in choosing these names for their children, as are people themselves who may not have been given a western name at birth but choose one for themselves later in life.Generally speaking Singaporeans tend to like western names which are long out of the use in the west and (aside from people who were around prior to the 1960’s). Examples include Jocelyn, Elvis, Alfred and Esther.In Hong Kong, there is more of a tendency to take standard English names and butcher them so they are slightly different. In some cases names are more or less invented and seem to resemble English names but in reality you will probably never come across the same name.Disclaimer: my own name is uncommon and a variation of a more common one, so this is not intended as a hateful answer.
Where does my lastname originate from, region wise?
Probably neither German nor Austrian. Perhaps some people at Ancestry.com may be confusing 'Austria' with the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Various online sources seem to indicate that the surnames Labiuk, Labiak, and Labyak originated in the Vohlyn region and the Galicia region (both Eastern and Western) during the period of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The -iuk suffix seems to be more typical of the Vohlyn region and the -iak suffix seems to be more typical of the Polish border area around turn of the century Galicia. Find your immigrant ancestor, if you can. He may have considered himself Ukrainian and, if he did, he might have listed his ethnicity as either 'Ukrainian' or 'Ruthenian' on his immigration records. If he did that, it would be a very good indicator about the specific region in which he was born. 'Ruthenian' is a culturally-loaded term and has different meanings, according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples. Later, it was used predominantly for Ukrainians. With the emergence of Ukrainian nationalism in the mid nineteenth-century, the term went out of use, first in eastern and central Ukraine, and later in western Ukraine. Though, in western Ukraine (especially Carpathian Ruthenia) and in Ukrainian ethnic territories outside of Ukraine, the term often still is used.