Would You Change Your First Name After 38 Years?

I think that your first name is a nice one. I understand your frustration with people constantly teasing and misspeling your name, I too have had to deal with a lot of that and even though my kids are young, they havr had to deal with it to a degree too. My daughter even has problems with her teachers misspelling and mis-pronouncing her first name. That irritates me because she and I are always correcting them, and they never seem to get it right.
My older brother changed his middle name when he was old enough to do so because he was named after our biological father and he didn't like it at all. He changed it to the same middle name as the man who raised and adopted us, our DAD. He thought of also changing his first name, but Mom talked him out of it because it wasa his name and it fit him quite well.
If you are seriously considering changing your first name, why don't you try this, look in the mirror and ask yourself if you really look more like a Shane than you do a Brian. Then, ask family and friends to call you Shane for a month. In other words, try it on before you make the change.
Personally, I think that you would robably be happier in the end if you just kept the name you were given at birth. There may be more history behind that choice than you know.

I would not change my name after many years becuase first of all, I love my name. Second, it would really cost a lot of money.

I think the name Brian is a nice name. I have a few friends whose names are Brian. It's a common name though. What is your middle name? Having a strange name is quite funny but it's not really that bad. It's not your fault to have a name like that. You should be proud of your unique name.

Here is the meaning for the name Brian: "The boy's name Brian \b-rian\ is pronounced BRY-en. It is of Celtic, Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "high, noble". Could also mean "strength". Historical: Brian Boru (10th century) was a warrior who became high king of Ireland and one of its greatest national heroes. He liberated the country from the Danes in 1014. Actor Brian Dennehy; film director Brian De Palma.

Brian has 14 variant forms: Brain, Bri, Briano, Briant, Brien, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Bryent, Brye, Bryen, Bryent, Bryon and O'Brien."

The above information on the name "Brian" came from: http://www.thinkbabynames... here is the meaning for the name Shane: The boy's name Shane \sh(a)-ne\, also used as girl's name Shane, is pronounced shayn. Variant of Sean (Irish), from John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious". Popular in the 1950s and 1960s due to the film "Shane". See also Shawn. Screenwriter Shane Black."

"Shane has 3 variant forms: Shaine, Shayn and Shayne."

The above information on the name "Shane" came from: http://www.thinkbabynames... think both names have a nice sound and they both have good meanings. I think it is a matter of personal preference. If you are bothered by the way everyone spells your name, why not maybe spell it different like "Bryan." If you want to change your name, I don't think it matters how long you have had it, I think you should give it a try. Maybe before you make it legal, you would like to take a test run with "Shane." I do hope that people don't get confused thought and call you "Shame." There's always someone out there that can butcher a name no matter what it is.
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In the meantime, my mother named me and my sisters all rhyming names. It used to really confuse my dad as to which kid he was trying to pick out and talk to. He would just run through all our names until one sounded good. I guess not matter what, you are you and that is what is most important.
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Well I would never change my name no matter how much I am teased for it.Its the first gift given to me by my parents.People will always tease you for one thing or other.Who cares about them.Friends will make fun but that won't hurt because they are friends.Maybe we should all take inspiration from the movie Meet the Parents where Ben Stiller's character name is Gayloerd Focker.And he still uses that name in spite of being embarrassed by everyone.And if you have a good personality no one would dare to make fun of you.

I think Brian is a lovely name. Think about the name Shane though. I really like that name too, but, if you were called Shane the kids could have teased you with 'Shame'...... Who knows.
I know how you feel, though, because after 9 years of not using my dads last name I finally had it changed legally over 20 years ago.
Brian is a great name and so is Shane.
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

How i wish that changing my name would be that easy then. LOL! here in our country we have to pay big amount to change a name, it needs a lot of requirements to comply before i can totally change my name now. LOL but anyway, i have to stick on what my parents give to me then.

i like my first name (cheryl) so i wouldn't change it, but after 36 years of not knowing who my father was, i finally got to meet him and we hit it off big time, i have had 2 surnames in my life and not one of them were my real surname, my egg donor was married twice and gave me the names of the men she married, i have always wanted to know my true identity and i knew from a young age that the names i had were not the name of my real father, anyways after i met him i asked him if it was ok with him if i took his surname and he was delighted, so i changed my surname by deed poll, i do feel complete knowing that i have a real father figure out there who is a wonderful kind caring man and i can now get on with my life without wondering where i originate from and who my dad is, by the way, my surname is Danish...who's have thought eh....

Brian is such a nice name.

How about making that name Brian more popular and likable by attaining an achievement and settle your score with that name and winning over it?Well this is what came to my mind immediately as I read your discussion.Hope you won't mind my friend.

I love my family and my grand pa most for keeping such a good name. actually a sort of family meeting was arranged and then many names were proposed, but my grandpa selected one name out all. And I love my name, so whatever happens i will not change it in future.