Hated my family name and changed it as soon as I could. I have never spoken it since and good riddance to everyone associated with it!

my last name

Yeah if I had da chance

No, maybe years ago, but now it has grown on me.

Maybe ye maybe no

Yes

L wouldn't change name as parents gave it to me. It would hurt them if l dud

When I was born, I was named Terry Ruth. It didn't bother me until Grade 6 when a boy named Terence joined the class. The teacher called him Terry and my world changed. I HAVE A BOY'S NAME!!! It bothered me that my parents did that to me. A couple of years later, a classmate's younger sister started school but her spelling was Terri. I liked that so much better than my 'boy's name'. I sometimes got mail for Mr. Terry and was reminded for years of my parents' bad judgment. Finally, in one day THREE things happened where I was called Mr., "has he been here before?", and received an offer for a deal on Field & Stream magazine. ENOUGH!! I finally changed the spelling to Teri; like Teri Garr. I liked her as an actor and figured I can make it like her rather than the 'normal' Terri. Yes, it still sounds the same, but in my head I know they're saying it with the correct spelling. That was nearly 30 years ago and it was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. What a difference to my self-esteem to have the female spelling of my name; no more being mistaken for a Mr. or a he:)

I am very ok with my given name

No, I have adult kids and grandkids with my last name and I've been called by my birthname for over 67 years and changing it would confuse a lot of family members.

No, I think my name reflects me well. Although, I have thought about what name would I choose for myself … Sally would be the one.

No way.I was named after a movie star.

No point changing your name unless you change others things and attitudes

Hi Susan, like you I dislike my name, I bare a name that has been handed down from First Born Daughter, to next first born daughter, on my Dad's side, my Nanna passed away 5months before I was born, so like it or not I was stuck with my name " Imperia" which had been the name of 34 other woman first born, before me, I was so upset that I told Dad that I can't keep going with a name no one can pronounce little own spell, so he told me that, If I waited till I was 21 he will let me shorten it, which will allow me to use the last part of my name and will include my Mums short cut name, So I agreed, but when I asked how it will work, he said " we will call you Pierina", when I started to think about it, and when I turned 21 I set out to change my name, was so happy however it soon changed to a total war at the registry office, cause I told Dad can I drop the Rina part, and he said No, But in a way he won, Once I got married mu Husband called me Pier, and that stuck and when my kids came along and started to do things to suit themselves, they called me Cookie... their mates called me Cook, then my husband was being called Fred and my name changed to cookie Fred, My grandkids call me Nanna Cookie, and my Great grandson calls me G.G, for great Granma. So changing names did not work, besides I don't care these days, cause I answer to whatever name I'm called,

Only my surname when I married.

No

No

I would never change my name, this is my identity.

When I was very young I wanted my name changed to Margaret Gloria. My father gave me 2 options. Change to the new name for good (no changing back) or take $5.00 and keep my name. I chose the money and kept my name. lol P.S. By the way, I like the name Sierra. Best wishes!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY. LOVE MY NAME!!!!!

i love my name, even if i hated it when i was younger

hii its a nice name. hope u are having a great day

Sierra is avery nice name ,Michael

Nosiempre me ha gustado mi nombre

I've always loved my first name, but my last name was so common that I was happy to change it when I got married. Ironically, I married a man whose surname was Smith! LOL We divorced, and I remarried an Australian man. Sometimes, people ask me if I'm related to someone with the same surname. Of course, I am not and neither is my ex-husband since he was Australian, and his stepfather adopted him, so it isn't HIS last name! His original name was Zukaskis. Thank god, his stepfather adopted him. My dilemma is while I was married to my first husband, we had our tombstone set beside my parents. I thought it was a great idea to put "Smith" on the back of the stone; it was not! When I die, my tombstone will say "Smith" on the back while that isn't my name. Besides that, he was cremated and is NOT buried there even though his name is on it. I still love him, and I don't mind his last if it was my name. The company I bought the stone from said they would have to put a plate on the back showing my current name which I hate because my second husband is an idiot and a liar! My maiden name is common, but I am very proud of it since I've done genealogy for over fifty years! The problem is that changing it would affect everything I've done since 1998! Any suggestions? Now, if I didn't like my first name, I would try and explain to my family how much I don't like it, and that it will be with me for a lifetime! Hopefully, they would understand. I know whoever named you will be upset and hurt that they named you something you dislike. I have a niece named Ciara, and I love that name. It has become rather common, but the choice should be up to you if it bothers you that much. You didn't give your age, but I assume you are fairly young. It would be odd for a while, but people would get used to it. Being younger, you wouldn't have as much to change as I would if I changed mine. That's one good thing. For a while, I thought I would name my child Kendall which could be spelled many ways. Now I like the name Garnet which has an older feel, but older names are back. The choice is yours in my opinion. Best of luck! Let us know what you decide. *wink*

No I'm happy with my name

My first name is Judith but my family call me Jude. My name is kind of old fashioned but my parents gave it to me for a reason so I will keep it. After all these years it has sort of grown on me.

No, I’m ok with my name. Sierra is very nice name. But if you want to change it, that’s your decision. Your family would accept it or call you still as they like to call you.

I gave up a pretty good maiden name for a not so usual surname when I married. I now spend a lot of time telling people how to pronounce it.

I like my first name and although my middle name is old Fashioned, I'm used to it and no one calls me by it anyway. However, my last name has changed legally twice due to marriages. My mom has never liked her first name, so she goes by her middle name but has never legally changed it. BTW: my youngest granddaughter is named Sierra and my daughter in law chose the name because it reminds her of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and that brings her peace. Edited 20-Oct-24 17:15pm

No I am not changing mine

No, it cost me nothing, about the only free thing one can get.

No love my name

Had no choice on day 1.

Never.

Absolutely not. I LOVE my name - Ellen Marie. I rarely run into another person named Ellen.

I personally like your name, however if you dislike it and want to change it then that is your decision and no-one else's. You can put the feelers out and discuss this with your family and see how they will react - once again your decision. I changed my Christian name when I was in my twenties and I told no-one in my family what I had done, including my mother for whom I was named after, because this was my decision and noone else's. I told my family bit by bit over the years about the name change and how much I hated the name and the reason being that my birth name brought back way too many bad memories for me that I could not deal with. I only have one brother who refuses to call me by my legal name, he continues to call me by my birth name, which is fine by me, that's his choice. I have never demanded or asked anyone in my family to call me by my legal name, I have left that decision up to them, it's not my place to make that choice for them.

Not my surname - never! I was born with a super cool surname. When my female cousin married (we share our surname), the groom took HER surname! I thought that was cool.

Every one knows me by rhis why achange it

No, I'm used to it - even better now that it's spelled correctly

Firstly, I like your name. No I would never change my first name but I have changed my last name when I got married and then back again to my maiden name when I left him.

I did when I married but that was only the surname

I'm happy with my christian names. Years ago, after divorce thought I would change to my maiden name but didnt because of my children. Now I am so glad I didnt because I have the same name as my 3 beautiful Grandies. Very blessed.

No, I think Loopy is a suitable and sensible name.

My middle name is from 1of dad’s late brothers. As for the first name I have no idea why. All I know it’s one of the 3 Stooges .not Shemp or Moe or Curly

Me too, my name is Earle which had some sort of connection to those who lived before me but as a name when growing up it was not a name anyone would want. The family connection was lost by about my 7th year so I am without means to discover why or what led to this monicker!

No

There is no way I would change it. This who you are and if you don't like it, your doing something wrong. So work on your self.

I love my name

my trans son/ daughter has gone from Brian to Brynn it did upset me quietly as he was named after my father but it is his life, as a parent I have honored that but I do find it hard to address his /her name and tend to use terms of endearment,it has been 10 years since his change, I still miss my son although I love what he/she has done with her/his life since the change, it has been a really tough thing to deal with its like going to a funeral but no one died

my name is janina they call me nina i wont change for anyone

My wife did when she married me. While I still answer to HEY YOU.

I would keep my name as my parents named me, I don't think I would remember to answer to anything else

NO!

Last name by marriage of course and I have a full name which has been shortened to Jenny. Some people call me Jennifer which isn't my name and I tell them so. Sierra is such a pretty name and is different, unique. It is a Spanish word for saw or mountain range meaning is strength and stability originates from the Galicia and Asturias regions. Very interesting and if you really wanted to change your name and you talked to your family they would understand but it is so lovely and I think yes you may have had problems with your name but it is yours and you should embrace it. Isn't it what makes you unique and interesting?

I wouldn't change my name.

Yes and idk

No I am used to my name and do not want to change it for any reason.

It's a Russian tradition that the 1st born son carries his fathers name. It's been instilled in me from birth that this MUST happen. If I ever dared then every ancestor from 10 generations back would rise from their graves to act revenge on me.

Sierra is a beautiful name, rare and unique. I don't think I would change my name, it's okay, my brother helped choose it.

I like my name

When I was born, my birth mother had me Christened Dorothy Anne but when I was adopted about thirteen months later, the family had the opportunity to change my name & thankfully they gave me the names I have been using ever since. I changed my surname when I got married but have stayed with the last lot of names. My first daughter had one of my old Christian names as her second name.

no

How do you know I already haven't, right after acid etching my fingerprints off? Never mind...forget I said anything, okay?

I did want to change mine yes ,no one can ever spell it . Nor our surname ( not that it's an exotic one either) however my nickname prevails in most of my daily dealings so I didn't need to legally change things.Thanks to my Dad really for kicking things off when I was a child ,it's just stuck for the most part of my lifetime:)

Yes to get away of my family name, The old saying you can pick your friends but not your family.Edited 20-Oct-24 12:24pm

A boy named Sue.

To quote Shakespeare 'a rose by any other name would smell the same'.

I like my name, so unless I have to go into witness protection, I definitely wouldn't change my name.

When I was quite young I used to be the butt of jokes about my name and I cursed my parents for it. Now that I'm more mature (ha, ha, ha) nobody ever makes fun of my name so I don't even think about it any more.

When I was much younger, I hated my name because it was different. I tried going by a new name, but I gave it up because it was too hard to get used to, and my Mom and Dad probably would be unhappy. Edited 21-Oct-24 04:10am

No

nup

No

Yes and no

Yeah, I reckon I would make a great “Shazza”.

I don't mind my name. The only thing I don't like is people shortening it to Mel. I never had that until I was 22 and now people just think they can call me that. My full name is Melissa-Jane and I must admit I don't like the Jane part. When I was growing up I was mainly called Meliss which I like. Even when I'm introduced as Melissa they think they can automatically call me Mel. I now kindly remind them I'm not Mel.

no

I have never liked my name either. I was teased about it at school because it is unusual, but not so unusual now. I call myself Mooi. I haven't changed it legally and still sign my birth name on documents. Of course my children call me mum or grandma because I have beautiful grandchildren and I love being called mum or grandma.

My name is who I am and I would never change that.

I hated my first name as a child. I liked the name Robyn. By the time I would have been old enough to seriously consider changing it I had met my ( now ex husband). His last name was very similar to the name I preferred and would have sounded comical at the least when joined with his,so I am glad I didn't change my first name.

My name allows people I never want contact with me again to locate me and continue with their abuse. I am considering changing my name and maybe my gender too, as it is now possible.

Sometimes I think about changing my name and disappearing. Family can get annoying at the best of times.

Not unless I had to for various reasons.

I DIDN'T LIKE MY MAIDEN SURNAME BUT I WAITED TILL I GOT MARRIED TO CHANGE IT

I like my name and Sierra is a pretty name.

No, because my parents gave me that name and it is the name of my patron's feast is the town I came from.

NO BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND ME

I have considered changing my first name as few can pronounce or spell it but will now live with it!

I would never change my name because my mom named me after her friend that passed away very young

Not my Christian name however I did go back to my Maiden Surname when I divorced.

My son is named Nevada, but he wants to change it to Phoenix

I wouldn’t change my names, but having been called by my second name Joan, I now wish I had swapped legally swapped it to my first a few years ago. Now that I am on a round-about of appointments I just answer to my first name. No-one seems to take notice even when a form asks for “preferred name”!

I was named after my father’s favourite sister who was killed two months before my birth when a bomb fell on her house killing her, her husband and their baby. Much as I get annoyed with people who call me Elaine, Arline, or Ellen, I am proud because I regard Eileen as a beautiful Irish name and I carry on the memory of the beautiful Aunt I never met.

No

I love the name Sierra! Anyway, I've changed my name several times. So do what you feel like doing. It's going to be you using it anyway, so go for it!

My sister changed her name. Although she was keeping her name just changing the spelling since she didn't like it. Still my mom changed her name, it had a little simalarity to in but was a lot different. A names a name a lifes a life, you just live with it. So if you really don't like it make nick name soak in to every one, it's just a part of your life. As I see others saying it is very expensive to change, thats just part of life too. So if it will make you feel better go ahead, but if you don't want to pay for it in these times of cost of living crises then wait.

Become a writer or another professional who needs a level of personal anonymity and give yourself a pseudonym. That way you can reasonably satisfy each side.

Everybody has a nickname just use that, it’s cheaper

no