I changed my name

**miotas** · 06-01-2010, 00:01

Originally Posted by pevergreen

Well Australian and American culture in terms of the lines (grandfather, father, son etc) are a bit different...

I was going to say Michael/Mike but changed to Rob...

I don't know anyone that goes by their middle name here.

I did know someone like that once, each firstborn in his family was called Robert so he went by his middle name, Alex since he hated Robert. We found out one day when a substitute teacher called the roll and after that we would often make fun of him and call him by his first name.

On your name, pever. I think it's Nick, since Nicholas is the first "N" name that comes to mind that is still a proper name when short.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 06-01-2010, 00:07

To be fair I can think of some names people might want to change.

Like when you're called Peter File, or Ben Dover, or something like that.

**pevergreen** · 06-01-2010, 01:13

Originally Posted by miotas

On your name, pever. I think it's Nick, since Nicholas is the first "N" name that comes to mind that is still a proper name when short.

I know some people with the first name of Mike, others with Michael that is shortend to various things. Micky, Mikey, Mike etc

Its amazing how much flak you cop as a kid with the name Nick...especially when combined with my surname... Think related.

**miotas** · 06-01-2010, 05:27

Originally Posted by pevergreen

Its amazing how much flak you cop as a kid with the name Nick...especially when combined with my surname... Think related.

I had a friend called Nick in school, he copped all sorts of flak due to phallic related nick names. If your surname is fitting, then it must contain "Wil" in it, Wilson, Williams, Willis, something like that.

**Raz** · 06-01-2010, 07:50

My name is Alec. No one ever calls me Al *song reference*. I love having a name that cannot really be shortened, and does not rhyme with anything remotely offensive. Nor do I have initials that spell out any form of word.

Unfortunately, there are some people that, when first greeted with, call me Alex. I want to punch those people in the face.

**pevergreen** · 06-01-2010, 07:56

Originally Posted by miotas

I had a friend called Nick in school, he copped all sorts of flak due to phallic related nick names. If your surname is fitting, then it must contain "Wil" in it, Wilson, Williams, Willis, something like that.

Yup.

TM: You're confusing yourself.

**Sarmatian** · 06-01-2010, 15:40

I wanted to change my name to Juan Pablo Hector Ruiz Emmanuel de la Maestro but it couldn't fit on the dotted line...

**Thermal** · 06-01-2010, 22:50

Well, either way, I think Nick is a bit better than Fred, but I'm not sure which one you opted for.

Oh and Gomez Benassi, yes I like the sound of that.

So, do your parents mind? You must have a hell of a lot of things you need to authenticate.