Do you have to have a reason to change your name?

Question

What if you.. just want to? Like, I'm going to change my name but I don't have a reason.. I just don't like my current name. Would that be a reason?

Answer 1

You do not need a reason. But you can't do for the purpose of defrauding people.

Answer 2

yes sir!  i married one of the greatest men God created, so, i took his last name.  i seriously was going to keep my last name.  i love my name, all of it. i hated my first name due to the fact that i was named after my grandma, now, i love it.  if you do not like your name then change it!  you know God renamed several folks. renamed jacob to israel. abram to abraham.  

Answer 3

It depends on the state law.

But you can always claim it is for religious purposes and most courts will not deny that request.

Answer 4

Yeah that's a reason.   Anyone can change their name at any time for any reason whatsoever.  Go for it if you don't like it.

Answer 5

As long as your real reason is not to defraud people there is no real problem.  An elderly man, a widower with no children, a neighbor down the hall in my apartment building reached retirement age ,,, and while putting in all the paperwork for his pension , he asked to have his name changed.  His reason?  He just didn't like his name from birth.  No problem, except from his sisters.

Answer 6

I think that if my parents called me Fuzzy Moo Moo I'd consider changing my name too.  Seriously, if you are talking about your real name as long as you are not doing it for illegal reasons it's not necessary to give any other reason other than you don't want to keep your present name.  It cannot help you avoid debt, police probes, etc. but if you feel better about yourself, well go for it and good luck to you.  If it's just that you want to change your Yahoo name I don't think you can.  I could be wrong, but I think you would just have to start a whole new user name.  Also you cannot transfer any points you may have accumulated.  Cheers!!

Answer 7

ok that is like freaky why would your parents name u something u dont like . just tell people to call u something elce. duh