Why Do You Think People Should Change Their Name?
@mythociate (21438)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4 responses
@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Dec 17
But when we marry the name changes usually... I wish I had kept my maiden name when I got married but my hubby told me I can either take his last name or hyphenate it. I didn't want to hyphenate it so took his name.
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@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
13 Dec 17
When I think of 'naming things,' I think of 'when God brought the animals to Adam. and Adam named them whatever he felt like calling them.' That makes me think the reason for changing the name ... I think of Rachel Green in F*R*I*E*N*D*S, when she said something like 'You spend all your life with everybody telling you "You're a shoe! You're a shoe!" And I decided I don't want to be a shoe anymore!'
(But she didn't change her name ... hmmm)
But maybe in real life--if you don't want to 'be a shoe' anymore--you have people start calling you 'whatever it is you want to be' and that motivates you to change
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
16 Jan 18
I write under a pen name which also happens to be my real initials and maiden name. I do intend to go back to my maiden name soon. I kept my married name after my divorce so it would be the same as my children. Now they are adults so I'm changing it. I happen to like my given name so I'll be keeping that.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
14 Dec 17
Stage name is mostly something easy to remember and attention-grabbing.
Pen name is to hide your identity.
Your given name is the prayer your parent gave you, their very first gift to their beloved offsprings.
@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Dec 17
So why make the other names any-different than the given name?
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@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10 Jan 18
@shaqziad1610 or maybe 'to protect the people you love'---one of the reasons Clark Kent made "Superman" a separate identity.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
19 Dec 17
@mythociate Everyone have their reasons, be it for good or for bad.
For me, I create a pen name for my persona to differentiate myself (the one breathing IRL) with my persona (the one musing around the net).
I know of a family member who added his favorite football team name on his facebook username to emphasize his interest.
I am sure you also have a reason for using a pen name yourself.
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