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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it? 
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T"
Choose whatever you want, using whatever method you want. But go for something memorable, that people will also be able to spell. Like Roger Mee. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I changed mine a few years ago. I chose a double barreled one. One is because I think it sounds posh and I always wanted that name. The other one was my nickname so it's a bit silly. But together, they sound good.
My previous surnames were really boring so I didn't want them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T
Choose whatever you want, using whatever method you want. But go for something memorable, that people will also be able to spell. Like Roger Mee. "
That made me giggle.
Maybe the way forward is to get someone else to choose it.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Max Power, he's the man whose name you'd love to touch
But you mustn't touch, his name sounds good in your ear
But when you say it, you mustn't fear
'Cause his name can be said by anyone.
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
And don’t pay anyone who claims they can do it for you!! It’s free apart from the final registration I believe
J x"
There is only a charge if you want to register it with the courts, which is not necessary for 95% of things you would want to do.
You can even change your passport without an enrolled deed poll |
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
And don’t pay anyone who claims they can do it for you!! It’s free apart from the final registration I believe
J x
There is only a charge if you want to register it with the courts, which is not necessary for 95% of things you would want to do.
You can even change your passport without an enrolled deed poll"
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T
Choose whatever you want, using whatever method you want. But go for something memorable, that people will also be able to spell. Like Roger Mee.
That made me giggle.
Maybe the way forward is to get someone else to choose it.
T"
Yes. Let the people choose. Let’s start a list then.
1. Jimmy Savile
2. Gary glitter
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
And don’t pay anyone who claims they can do it for you!! It’s free apart from the final registration I believe
J x
There is only a charge if you want to register it with the courts, which is not necessary for 95% of things you would want to do.
You can even change your passport without an enrolled deed poll"
You do sometimes need to go via deed poll !
It’s a right pain! I changed from my old married name to current married name & kept my maiden name also
Complete ballache as the marriage cert isn’t enough to support the maiden name part  |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T"
Change it to whatever your current licence plate is on your car.
Waaaaay cheaper than buying a personalised plate.
A
*back with more excellent money saving tips next week.  |
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
And don’t pay anyone who claims they can do it for you!! It’s free apart from the final registration I believe
J x
There is only a charge if you want to register it with the courts, which is not necessary for 95% of things you would want to do.
You can even change your passport without an enrolled deed poll
You do sometimes need to go via deed poll !
It’s a right pain! I changed from my old married name to current married name & kept my maiden name also
Complete ballache as the marriage cert isn’t enough to support the maiden name part "
For clarification, both forms of name change are a Deed Poll
The difference is if it is enrolled or not.
Unenrolled is what I described earlier, and enrolled is when it is registered with the royal courts which involves a fee.
Some things need it enrolled, most do not. so look into it.
Enrolled isn't a huge expense though (£42.44 at time of writing) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process."
Easy to change. Not so easy to notify all the banks, utilities providers, insurers and everything else you subscribe to.. |
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I remember thinking about this when i lived with an apache family - their tradition is to gout of the tepee after the birth and the name is what the father sees first like soaring eagle or tall bear - I wasn’t keen on’ 2 dogs fucking’ as. A name!!!  |
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
And don’t pay anyone who claims they can do it for you!! It’s free apart from the final registration I believe
J x
There is only a charge if you want to register it with the courts, which is not necessary for 95% of things you would want to do.
You can even change your passport without an enrolled deed poll
You do sometimes need to go via deed poll !
It’s a right pain! I changed from my old married name to current married name & kept my maiden name also
Complete ballache as the marriage cert isn’t enough to support the maiden name part
For clarification, both forms of name change are a Deed Poll
The difference is if it is enrolled or not.
Unenrolled is what I described earlier, and enrolled is when it is registered with the royal courts which involves a fee.
Some things need it enrolled, most do not. so look into it.
Enrolled isn't a huge expense though (£42.44 at time of writing)"
Yes, this exactly. Sorry, I didn’t elaborate
It’s the enrolment part - that’s the bit I didn’t bother with! Utilities & bank etc are easy enough |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
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"Whatever you want, and it is actually a surprisingly easy process.
Easy to change. Not so easy to notify all the banks, utilities providers, insurers and everything else you subscribe to.."
From experience it really wasn't that difficult to get everything changed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T"
I changed my surname to my mother's maiden name about four years ago.
It's very easily done by deed poll. |
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"And I don't mean your fab username.
If you wanted to change your surname officially how do you go about choosing a new one?
What you pick can come across more fancy than you are or worse.
I've pondered this for ages, and I'm still stuck.
Would you go down family lines till found one you liked or be completely different so there's relation. Or just use a random name generator and be done with it?
T
I changed my surname to my mother's maiden name about four years ago.
It's very easily done by deed poll."
I will be changing mine by deed poll on the 1 year anniversary of me adopting it, if it still feels right for me. |
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over a year ago
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"I once met a guy who had changed his name to Captain Five-Hats.
Is he my Brother?  "
I don't know. Is your brother called Captain Five-Hats and was he camping in Croatia during the summer of 2008? If so, then yes. |
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Unenrolled can be done with 1 signature - simply put your details into freedeedpoll.org.uk and it prints all the correct legalese you need. This has been enough for me to change bank details, drivers license, passport... hasn't been rejected anywhere yet!
And for other advice on name changes have a look up gender construction kit. Great checklist of who you have to inform, ideas for names etc.
Final piece of advice.... print at least 3 of the things, else you'll be waiting months for it to come back from the DVLA, the passport office... just saves on time! I had most of my stuff done with a month this way |
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