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I hate my given name

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I have always hated my given name, it sounds awful, I hate how it sounds and for me will always be tied to a lifetime of failure and giving up, and I cannot change it.  Deed polls and revising paperwork and records, informing people seem like more trouble than it's worth.  

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    My eldest has changed their first name - but not legally. So I think asa compromise this works relatively well - as not that many things are ‘official’ enough where you’d need to change it legally. Maybe you could try that? I’ve also considered changing my name but like you didn’t want the hassle of some aspects of doing that. It is odd that this really important thing - our name - is chosen by someone else! My eldest is very happy to have made the change - even though they’ve not done it legally (yet!). 

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