Can you legally give yourself a middle name?
It's the same process (from the government's viewpoint) as giving yourself a completely new name. It's just that most of the new name is the same as what it was before. Don't forget that for the rest of your life you will have to remember that yes, you have _technically_ been known by a different name, from a purely legal perspective, when filling out forms. You may end up explaining this over and over again to people who are confused that your old name and your new name look the same.
Should I Give Myself A Pseudonym? (Pen Name).?
For instance - Joanne Murray's pen name is J.K Rowling as this gives her a 'neutral' name within the industry. A little explanation as to why I want a pen name - Studies show sexism is a leading force as to what books people purchase, young men are more likely to purchase a book by a male author and young women are more likely to purchase a book by another female. Hence Murray's 'neutral' name - at the beginning of the HP series, it was 'not known' whether she was female or not, so this allowed her to avoid the sexual bias on the market. My full name is - Liam Garry Smith. Should I just use L.G Smith - or should I go with a totally new name, something that may be a unisex name? Suggestions for a pen name would be most welcome! Whether it's a full name such as 'Addison Smith' (Addison being a unisex name) or just initials such as A.G Smith. Thank you in advance and I hope everyone is well!
Why might parents decide to give their child multiple middle names?
Thanks for the A2A. A name is a form of identity, a way to understand who a person is via their origin. Keeping that in mind, babies are given names that reflecta. values/attitudes/goals parents hope they getb. in memory of a person close to the parent(s)c. with hope that they grow up to be like the person whose name they bear or embody qualities associated with the named. just to be differentSometimes the 2nd 3rd 4th and so on names are included as a way of tracing the family, or hereditary line. In Arab culture, the name may includes the fathers name, grandfathers name, a descriptor and/or a tribe of origin. In the South Asian context, it could include a caste or a family name or a village from where the person's ancestors came from. This is not limited to only South Asians, I have noted the same with People from Western Europe, Ireland, English Isles etc. In the Chinese context, people may have a Chinese name and an English name. Sometimes a person's first name might in itself be two words,hyphenated (Juan Philippe, Mary Ann). In which case it is not a middle name at all.But what the child, and later adult choose to use is dependent on how the name was registered at birth. Or re-registered by the individual in question.Sometimes the individual is known better by a nickname and they may choose to incorporate the same into their official 'on paper' name.Or they might be royalty with a rule that states they need to have a gazillion middle names. You never know!
Is it normal to not have a middle name?
It's not abnormal, by any stretch of the imagination. In the US, I'd say it's certainly less common than having one (or two), though. The only person I can think of who I know personally who doesn't have one is my best friend from high school. Her parents were Indian, and apparently Indians don't do middle names (or at least not where her family was from). Literally everyone else I know has one. But if I found out someone didn't have one, it wouldn't be weird. I might go, "Hmm." But that'd be about the extent of my reaction.For what it's worth, my mom put zero thought into my and my sister's middle names. She just kind of picked common names that sounded good with our first names and was like, "Meh. Okay." So even when people have middle names, it doesn't mean they're chosen for any specific reason. I remember when my other sister was in labor, we were just spitballing names in the hospital room. She chose Michael as a middle name for my nephew because it sounded good with his (already chosen) first name when shouted.
Middle name for Mirabel?
I'm set on Mirabel if the baby's a girl, but I can't come up with a middle name I love ... Suggestions, please? I have a single-syllable last name, so single-syllable middle names won't work. And names beginning with E, F, I, or Y are out because the initials would be bad. Thanks for your help! Also ... I dropped my middle name when I got divorced, and I'm much happier without it. What if I just didn't give the baby a middle name?
Getting a middle name?
According to our traditional values, my parents were adviced to pick a name beginning with the letter 'R'. 21 years later we realised that the letter should have been 'N'. I really don't want to change my first name. But I am thinking about getting a middle name since I didn't get one in the first place. I noticed my cousins first name was chosen because the parents liked it, and the middle name was chosen to match the astrological predition or whatever. Would it be too weird to get a middle name now? I don't plan to use it as first name but just want to keep it. It's kind of weird naming myself, but tradionally thats how we picked names.
How do i get a middle name?
I don't have a middle name either. I decided that it's actually quite unusual not to have a middle name, and that it sets me apart. I used to use my confirmation name as my middle name, but I've decided to go back to just using my plain old name again because it's sort of cool. If you really want a middle name, you need to go down to the local courthouse, find the clerk's office and ask for the name change forms. Your mom will have to do it because you're a minor.
What middle names go with the name Marisa?
Marisa Shaye > Marisa Jayne > Marisa Brynn >
How do transgender people pick their names? If someone is given a gender specific name at birth, do they tend to just pick a new name? Or, do they tend to go for the masculine form of their given feminine name (or vice versa), if it exists?
So, as a maybe 12-year old, still identifying as female at that point, I thought I needed a character for my crappy fantasy writing with whom I could identify with.Naturally that character had to be male. Because, well, just because.I didn't give it a second thought.Self-insert sounded like a great idea back then.I started out designing what he would look like, what he would wear.All things I liked.And then I got into names.He was supposed to be British, even though I'm German.I just tried out different names.Noah stuck with me first.Then however I thought he cannot have just one name when I had two.So back I went, checking out websites for baby names and I ended up with Noah Gabriel.I liked the name more than I did the character, especially since he quickly started to develop into a different direction - as if my unconsciousness knew it was probably not a great idea to have that sort of character.And when I wasn't out, but was considering it at least, I stole his name, renamed him, and used Noah Gabriel online, long before I came out to my family.For that reason I pronounce my second name in English, even though I live in Germany and it's a common German name.Fun Fact, later, when I was long out, I actually cosplayed what had become of that character.Yes, that's a latex heart wrapped in bandages.Glad that I changed his name early on..