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Robert · 21st Aug 2011, 12:12 PM

What would you change your name to if you had to change it?

I'm really in to Russian names right now, so I would call myself something along the lines of "Djugashvili".

Ghostly · 21st Aug 2011, 12:19 PM

I would never never ever ever change my name but if I HAD TO CHANGE IT I wouldn't know what pick I would probably pick something German or Russian too even though my name is already like that

Veronica · 21st Aug 2011, 12:19 PM

Well, as I have a male name and don't much care for being male, I'd like to change it to Veronica Addams

Allegro molto · 21st Aug 2011, 12:24 PM

I'd change my name to "Ethan." :3

Kidd · 21st Aug 2011, 12:25 PM

My name is Gage and even though I like it, it's sort of unusual and unheard of and I always get asked really tired questions because of it. In my entire life I have never met another Gage in person, and I almost want something a little more traditional and plain--something like Sam or Jack.

JakeupTown · 21st Aug 2011, 12:29 PM

Henry Everett Graham

kiersten · 21st Aug 2011, 12:35 PM

Well, I just started to plan out my transitioning, but when it comes time for my legal name changes on everything, I'm changing it to Kiertsen Marie for my first & middle names.

Nazo · 21st Aug 2011, 12:38 PM

Blaine or Isaac, I guess.

4alex6 · 21st Aug 2011, 12:40 PM

If I had the chance to change my name, I would change it what my real Russian name was before I was adopted: Aleksandr Alekseyevich Vasilyev.

KB2111 · 21st Aug 2011, 12:55 PM

i wouldnt change my name just the spelling
my name is pronounced kylie but its spelled kailey so people pronounce it like kaylee...im used to it now but when i was younger if you wanted to piss me off that was the way to do it.

but if i absolutley had to change it...i'd probably go with avery or harper

Super Trouper · 21st Aug 2011, 01:13 PM

If I lived in an english speaking country, Meredith

Love that name, for some reason.

fiddledeedee · 21st Aug 2011, 01:46 PM

Maria Kaitlyn Abigail Lanford. The fore and middle names are just ones I like, and the surname is that of my great-great-great-great-great-GREAT-grandfather, who is the farthest that my third-cousin-twice-removed could trace the family when I was born. If ever I can go further back then the new oldest name in our family will take the place of Lanford. Unless I decide I prefer the name of my mother's father's mother's mother's mother's mother's father: Jolly.

Shmoe · 21st Aug 2011, 01:57 PM

Chauncy, Charleston or Jerry.

I like my name though, Not many people have it and it suits me. What it is, Well that is a tale for another time.

Vivien · 21st Aug 2011, 01:58 PM

Well I would go with Vivien lol.. but I feel like that to out there and that... hmmmm well it depends if I was trying to go undercover and pass I would want something that didnt bring attention to itself but for now I like Vivien or Audrey (Im in love with those actors) so for an undercover name.. idk Alex since my name is Alec idk iv been called that sooo soo many freakin times I think it would be a really easy transition..KB2111 i know how you feel people would call me alex to annoy me or phalic or calic lol stuff like that

Dominoflare · 21st Aug 2011, 01:58 PM

My name is Sabrina...since i'm quarter japanese and my japanese name(given to me by my grandmother) is Jin so i'd proably change my first name to that.

**Owen** · 21st Aug 2011, 01:59 PM

I almost tried to go by a different name for a while, before realizing it wasn't worth it, but if I had no choice, I would use the name I almost went with: Shannon. It's a gender-neutral name that I really like, and being that I have barely any regard for gender norms (and that I don't really identify as male, or anything else, for that matter), I think a gender neutral name suits me better.

Robert · 21st Aug 2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 4alex6

If I had the chance to change my name, I would change it what my real Russian name was before I was adopted: Aleksandr Alekseyevich Vasilyev.

See. Russian spelling makes everything cool. "Aleksandr" is such a better name than "Alexander".

Its like "Peter" and "Pyotr"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamer am I

I almost tried to go by a different name for a while, before realizing it wasn't worth it, but if I had no choice, I would use the name I almost went with: Shannon. It's a gender-neutral name that I really like, and being that I have barely any regard for gender norms (and that I don't really identify as male, or anything else, for that matter), I think a gender neutral name suits me better.

I thought that Shannon was used only for girls?

I must live a rather sheltered life.

starfish · 21st Aug 2011, 02:43 PM

I think I'd go with Slarty Bardfast.

paper person · 21st Aug 2011, 02:49 PM

I always change my answer to this question if you asked me a month a go i would have said Calvin Horowitz.

but right now I would really love Alan Montgomery.

**Owen** · 21st Aug 2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Corporal Sparks

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Originally Posted by Gamer am I

I almost tried to go by a different name for a while, before realizing it wasn't worth it, but if I had no choice, I would use the name I almost went with: Shannon. It's a gender-neutral name that I really like, and being that I have barely any regard for gender norms (and that I don't really identify as male, or anything else, for that matter), I think a gender neutral name suits me better.

I thought that Shannon was used only for girls?

I must live a rather sheltered life.

There are quite a few males Shannons (the Wikipedia page for the name outlines a few). The most prominent ones I can think of are Shannon Lucas, drummer of The Black Dahlia Murder and formerly the drummer of All That Remains, and Shannon Leto, drummer for 30 Seconds to Mars. According to the 1990 US Census, Shannon was the 317th most popular name for men at the time.

21st Aug 2011, 12:12 PM	#1
Robert EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male ♂ Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: World Posts: 971 Join Date: Jun 2011	If you had to change your name? What would you change your name to if you had to change it? I'm really in to Russian names right now, so I would call myself something along the lines of "Djugashvili". __________________ "I am like a mirror that dares not be what nature made it, but feels obligated, always, to reflect what surrounds it." - Frederick II of Prussia. "England is a Prison" - Gerrard Winstanley

21st Aug 2011, 12:19 PM	#2
Ghostly привет Full Member Gender: Un Garçon Orientation: I'm committed to this one guy Out Status: people that care for me Location: Canada Age: 17 Posts: 1,305 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: If you had to change your name? I would never never ever ever change my name but if I HAD TO CHANGE IT I wouldn't know what pick I would probably pick something German or Russian too even though my name is already like that

21st Aug 2011, 12:19 PM	#3
Veronica Princess of darkness Full Member Gender: Female (MtF) Orientation: ❤ women Out Status: A few friends Location: Europe Age: 35 Posts: 704 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Well, as I have a male name and don't much care for being male, I'd like to change it to Veronica Addams __________________ "When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."

21st Aug 2011, 12:24 PM	#4
Allegro molto Kyoufu wo oshiete yarou. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 6 (100% Gay) Out Status: Officially told 1 person! Posts: 2,333 Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? I'd change my name to "Ethan." :3 __________________ In the end, I always end up alone.

21st Aug 2011, 12:25 PM	#5
Kidd You'll love me! Full Member Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂ ♥ ♂ Out Status: Out Location: N.W. Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 1,430 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: If you had to change your name? My name is Gage and even though I like it, it's sort of unusual and unheard of and I always get asked really tired questions because of it. In my entire life I have never met another Gage in person, and I almost want something a little more traditional and plain--something like Sam or Jack. __________________ I feel a hunger. Take my picture by the pool, because I'm the next big thing. Fingers crossed, my time is coming now...

21st Aug 2011, 12:29 PM	#6
JakeupTown Special Agent Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 77 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Henry Everett Graham __________________ "Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing." -Oscar Wilde

21st Aug 2011, 12:35 PM	#7
kiersten KierstenChromium, Mistress Of Metal Full Member Gender: Transgender - MtF Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to 127 people & my parents & 1 cousin so far Location: Sarnia, ON Posts: 1,331 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Well, I just started to plan out my transitioning, but when it comes time for my legal name changes on everything, I'm changing it to Kiertsen Marie for my first & middle names. __________________ Penny: What's Sheldon's deal? Leonard: What do you mean "deal"? Penny : You know, like, what's his deal? Is it girls? Guys? Sock puppets? Leonard: Honestly, we've been operating under the assumption that he has no deal.

21st Aug 2011, 12:38 PM	#8
Nazo Janis Ian's Lesbian Crush Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Facebook, not hiding at college Location: Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 2,071 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: If you had to change your name? Blaine or Isaac, I guess. __________________ are you feeling like a prisoner are you living life the way you want giving time to ones you love are you giving time to who you are

21st Aug 2011, 12:40 PM	#9
4alex6 The Lost Moon of Poosh Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: All but family Location: Maryland, USA Age: 15 Posts: 204 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? If I had the chance to change my name, I would change it what my real Russian name was before I was adopted: Aleksandr Alekseyevich Vasilyev. __________________ "Don't hide yourself in regret Just love yourself and you're set" -GaGa

21st Aug 2011, 12:55 PM	#10
KB2111 Why so serious? Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 12 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? i wouldnt change my name just the spelling my name is pronounced kylie but its spelled kailey so people pronounce it like kaylee...im used to it now but when i was younger if you wanted to piss me off that was the way to do it. but if i absolutley had to change it...i'd probably go with avery or harper __________________ "i know where i'm going and i know the truth, and i dont have to be what you want me to be. i'm free to be what i want." Muhammad Ali

21st Aug 2011, 01:13 PM	#11
Super Trouper ABBA & Eurovision <3 Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everyone that matters. Location: Portugal Age: 18 Posts: 1,168 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: If you had to change your name? If I lived in an english speaking country, Meredith Love that name, for some reason. __________________ Yaoi is my oxygen...

21st Aug 2011, 01:46 PM	#12
fiddledeedee 22/12-31/12+X! Full Member Gender: Complicated female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 15 Posts: 1,128 Join Date: May 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Maria Kaitlyn Abigail Lanford. The fore and middle names are just ones I like, and the surname is that of my great-great-great-great-great-GREAT-grandfather, who is the farthest that my third-cousin-twice-removed could trace the family when I was born. If ever I can go further back then the new oldest name in our family will take the place of Lanford. Unless I decide I prefer the name of my mother's father's mother's mother's mother's mother's father: Jolly. __________________ A problem should be measured not by the cause of the problem but by the consequences it has on a person. ~ Anfauglith

21st Aug 2011, 01:57 PM	#13
Shmoe Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Asexual, Romantic Out Status: Some people Age: 17 Posts: 229 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Chauncy, Charleston or Jerry. I like my name though, Not many people have it and it suits me. What it is, Well that is a tale for another time. __________________ "This is not how it should be Man ought to be free That man should be me" - Ted Bundy

21st Aug 2011, 01:58 PM	#14
Vivien I'm shy.. initiate conversations <3 Regular Member Gender: Girl in a Boy's body Orientation: ohhh its complicated Out Status: A few people Location: Vancouver, Wa Age: 21 Posts: 48 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? Well I would go with Vivien lol.. but I feel like that to out there and that... hmmmm well it depends if I was trying to go undercover and pass I would want something that didnt bring attention to itself but for now I like Vivien or Audrey (Im in love with those actors) so for an undercover name.. idk Alex since my name is Alec idk iv been called that sooo soo many freakin times I think it would be a really easy transition..KB2111 i know how you feel people would call me alex to annoy me or phalic or calic lol stuff like that

21st Aug 2011, 01:58 PM	#15
Dominoflare Starving Musician Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bi-Winning Location: London, UK Posts: 235 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? My name is Sabrina...since i'm quarter japanese and my japanese name(given to me by my grandmother) is Jin so i'd proably change my first name to that. __________________ {Insert Signature here}

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21st Aug 2011, 01:59 PM	#16
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starfish This space for lease. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: I like guys Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Hippie Town, Alberta of the US Age: 31 Posts: 2,109 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: If you had to change your name? I think I'd go with Slarty Bardfast. __________________ All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. --Thomas J. Watson

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paper person Picking up the pieces Regular Member Gender: guy Orientation: unfortunate Out Status: Never in a million years Posts: 406 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: If you had to change your name? I always change my answer to this question if you asked me a month a go i would have said Calvin Horowitz. but right now I would really love Alan Montgomery.