I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and what you think about it.

I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and how will it affect me?

 

I say go for it. I very well might do this as well, considering that my name is Andrew Clifton Cox. I mean, really. :lol: My last name is male genitalia, and my middle name is Clifton. I can see where you're coming from.

I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and how will it affect me?

 

I say go for it. I very well might do this as well, considering that my name is Andrew Clifton Cox. I mean, really. :lol: My last name is male genitalia, and my middle name is Clifton. I can see where you're coming from.

 

 

Strange, Clifton is a place name.

 

I Actually think Clifford sounds pretty cool. It's a memorable name, which can come in handy later in life. I would suggest against it.

 

I sometimes think changing my surname would be good, as it is said differently to how it is spelt, which makes a lot of people think I'm saying Dan Alison when in fact it is something totally different, just said roughly the same. But then I remember that a Surname is a very important thing to me. It is my link to my family and my roots.

but I want to know what will happen and how will it affect me?

I can't imagine that it would affect you more than you feeling a disconnection from your family. Also it might make reconnecting with lost friends more difficult, should you ever choose to do that.

 

It is good that you are choosing to wait because it is a pretty big decision and you need a lot of time to think about this. I don't know how old you are but I'm sure there is definitely a chance that you will change your mind later on.

Someone once called a law firm, they changed their name to Barack Hoosane Obamaa (two a's) they thought it would be funny. Now they get pissed off "NO IM NOT A PRANK CALLER!@"

 

 

That doesn't really have anything to do with the topic, I just found the way he spelled the middle name, and the two a's made me lol.

 

 

I wouldn't change your name, I don't think anyone should ever change their name ever. To be honest, that's actually one of my strongest beliefs out there. I believe everyone is named a name for a reason, even if your parents picked a random name out of the book, or made a fake name as a joke. (When I say fake, I mean something off the wall like Clifford the Big Red Dogggy Dog, as a first name)

 

Don't change your name, I am sure you will regret it. But changing a name back is sometimes harder than getting it changed.

I disslike my surename, and I would get it changed if I ever moved away from home to a totally different country with no intention coming back home, only if. :P

 

It feels like it would be betraying my family or something, that your ashamed of your name. Its not that, its just a terrible name.

I don't think I'd ever change my name. Sees_all1 is just too awesome. Oh, wait...

I thought this was about changing your TIF name (which is stupid), but changing irl is much more serious. It's really your choice, but I wouldn't do it. Your name is your name, and it has a deep association in the subconcious with your self. Having a few lame sounds-like jokes is pretty much a requirement with a name anyways.

 

I wouldn't change your name, I don't think anyone should ever change their name ever.

 

I believe everyone is named a name for a reason, even if your parents picked a random name out of the book, or made a fake name as a joke.

 

Don't change your name, I am sure you will regret it. But changing a name back is sometimes harder than getting it changed.

 

My thoughts as well

If people want to make fun of you, they'll find a way to do it, through your name or otherwise.

 

I'm not a huge fan of my name but I don't mind it, and I don't see much positive benefit unless I was planning to completely alienate everyone I knew. So go for it, I guess, but make sure you've thought it through fully.

I imagine "Clifford" as the happy, goofy, and slightly chubby guy who has a lot of friends.

 

If you act like the name fits you, you'll have people wishing their name was Clifford. 8-)

I imagine "Clifford" as the happy, goofy, and slightly chubby guy who has a lot of friends.

 

If you act like the name fits you, you'll have people wishing their name was Clifford. 8-)

 

 

Exactly, make the name fit you. I knew a guy at school called 'Fred' A very unique name nowadays, but he made it fit him. Be happy you don't have a generic name which you know about 10 others with the same name.

Whatever makes you happy.

I would also recommend going for something that sounds good, but not too common. For instance, I was thinking of becoming Andrew Stirling or Andrew Destris or something along those lines. Those have a nice ring to them, while still remaining memorable and professional-sounding.

 

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Though deep down, I have the urge to change my name to Rushmore Strongarm or something.

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Don't think I'd ever change my name, happy enough with it. I've nothing against it, whatever floats your boat.

From a Middle Eastern view, it doesn't matter what your surname is or no matter how bad it might sound, that is the name of your patriarch and it is a name to take pride in so it should not be altered. As for a first name, I don't think it has much bearing, it is just to distinguish which person you are in the lineage of *blank*. So in my opinion, a first name is rather insignificant so it shouldn't bear much weight and if it would benefit you then you should change it, but a surname is what you are. Personally I would never change my first and surname names because they are the same as several generations of Ottoman judges/pasha and my middle names are religious exultations.

 

It's a rather big decision, so whatever you do I hope its the right choice and it makes you happy.

I really wish my parents had called me Barry. It's pretty much the best name in the entire world and I'm stuck with a lesser one :thumbdown: Then again, it's just a name...

I love my name. I've filled into my personality, and people say I am the embodiment of a Felix.

 

Clifford is an awesome name though.

I hate mine. It's horribly common, my last name is just as common. The only problem is finding a name I'll like to stick with that's Unique but not stupid for the rest of my life.

I'm part way through a name change myself. Changing from my Dad's last name to my Mum's. Everything's under hers, and to fix it all, I need it changed.

My name isnt that commen, only met one person in my whole life who had the same name, a few years younger then me

I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and what you think about it.

 

 

bro, I've met guy named Manmeat.

 

 

[bleep]in' deal with it.

I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and what you think about it.

 

 

bro, I've met guy named Manmeat.

 

 

[bleep]in' deal with it.

 

Easier said than done.

 

No, I cannot deal with it. Why? Because I can't continue to feel humiliated everytime somebody announces my name.

It's like this society is so intolerable that when something is unusual about you, you're automatically a victim

to ridiculing. I already made lots of enemies because they decided to make fun of me JUST because of my name.

If I had something common like "Brian" for example, they would just move on to other funny name people.

I wish I couldn't say this on behalf of my parent's decision for picking my name, but no more. I can't stress people

snickering that "Big Red Dog" in front of my face. I am going to literally die trying to make sure my name gets

changed.

I want to know how changing my name will affect my life.

I have some reasons why I should. I personally think my current name (Clifford) sounds old fashioned

and picks up a lot of unwanted jokes like "Clifford the big red dog" which I am very sick and tired of

hearing. Also, I'm planning on changing my family name since most of my family thinks I'm

insignificant and the fact that it rhymes with the word "Thong". I have no intentions on doing it now,

but later when I have everything to myself. I WILL change my name no matter what you guys say

but I want to know what will happen and what you think about it.

 

 

bro, I've met guy named Manmeat.

 

 

[bleep]in' deal with it.

 

Easier said than done.

 

No, I cannot deal with it. Why? Because I can't continue to feel humiliated everytime somebody announces my name.

It's like this society is so intolerable that when something is unusual about you, you're automatically a victim

to ridiculing. I already made lots of enemies because they decided to make fun of me JUST because of my name.

If I had something common like "Brian" for example, they would just move on to other funny name people.

I wish I couldn't say this on behalf of my parent's decision for picking my name, but no more. I can't stress people

snickering that "Big Red Dog" in front of my face. I am going to literally die trying to make sure my name gets

changed.

 

 

and yet....you use the name "Clifford" as your TIF name [which you now have the option to change as well] and you haven't done so. I feel like you are particularly frustrated at your name at this very moment. By the time you're in college no ones gonna give a rats ass what your name is. Clifford's not taht bad of a name. When introducing yourself, just shorten it to 'Cliff' if if it bothers you that much. My boss's name is Cliff. And I only just now realized that his name is actually Clifford. How 'bout that?

 

Or just pick a nickname you like. I have nicknames for samn near all my friends. Everyone from 'Babe' to 'D Rock'. 'Goat' to 'Boobs'. And finshing off my funny nickname list with 'Boner'. In fact I have one friend who's name is Devin, but he nicknamed himself Randy. Cause why not?

 

Dont go off legally changing your name. It's a lot of hassle, for a problem that you're very likely to just grow out of. People pick on my name [Dan] all the time. It happens no matter how 'normal' or 'common' your name is.

 

tl;dr:

s'all good brah. just roll wit' it.

Making fun of people because of their name (and similar silly reasons) is such a high school and younger thing. As previously stated, when you get to college and later on in life there is far less teasing in general, especially over things like names. In fact, in the almost 1.5 years I've been in college I have not witnessed a single incident of teasing. People grow out of it.

 

I don't know how old you are now but wait and see what life is like in a few years.