I want 2 change my name....?

Question

Hey guys i am soon starting my career in acting, my name is ryan but i want my name to be chad, chad was not in my birth certtificate its something that i have been called since childhood, to change my name to chad to i need to go trought the court, money etc??

Or can i put my name as Chad Ryan(then my last name)

By the way guys do you think Shaan is a good name, it sounds like sean but spelled different. it comes from a hindu culture. It means luck, pride & loyal. And do you also think Raghav is a good name, it means lord rama in hindu culture, also some people promounce this name as Rayghav, but it is spelled Raghav.

I need many answers. no mean answers. I also posted a similar question like this , but never got a good answer.

i need many answers.

Answer 1

Honestly, rather than asking a bunch of us here, I would ask a marketing and branding consultant / expert that deals with the industry in which you are seeking.  (unless a contributor here does that??)  

That's the field and area in which they work and understand those things more than we do....after all, that's why they are professionals.  And changing your name legally requires a lot of steps / costs.  That's also why I suggest this.  If you're going to do it, do it once and something you won't regret later....or hear as you pursue your career.