Hello all,
I have posted a few times before about wanting to change my full name, and would really appreciate some feedback! Sorry in advance for the long post.
First name
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]: My birth name, which there’s nothing really wrong with it except how common it is. I have honestly tried to get past its popularity and I feel like I can’t; I just hear it everywhere, and am starting to feel a sense of shame of introducing myself with it, which I know is nonsensical, but it just feels so unspectacular. I work at a coffee shop at my college and it feels like every other to go order is a [name_f]Sarah[/name_f].
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]: My middle name (I know, my parents were really boring at names). I definitely don’t want to keep it as a middle because it’s just as boring as [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], but I have considered making it my first. I have gone by it for a few years in different settings so it does feel a little more “me” I guess. However, I do still resent the fact that it is so popular as a middle name and also just as a place/object name in general. Additionally, my brother’s name is [name_m]Jack[/name_m], and although we are both adults now, and no longer really introduced as a sibset, we were born in 1997 and 1999, so I’m afraid some people will make the connection to the movie just because it was so huge and continues to be popular. I am fan of it and it’s kind of an inside joke between me and my cousin, so my perception is definitely skewed.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]: A name I have always loved, and have started to use (I know all my aliases are confusing) however I’m unsure if I’m too old to really make it my own. It’s a big name with a multitude of nicknames but it feels like a name you kind of grow into as a kid, and not as easy to adopt as a 21 year old, if that makes sense.
Middle name
Ok this one is up in the air since I need a first name lol.
Last name:
So I don’t want to change my last name for any more serious reason; I just simply hate it and the way it sounds. It looks ugly, and is pronounced like sir-dick.
[name_u]Shaw[/name_u]: This is my mom’s last name, and I like how simple it is. However, [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_u]Shaw[/name_u] is too repetitive, [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_u]Shaw[/name_u] is too abrupt. The only one it really works with is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].
[name_m]Edmund/name_m/[name_m]Edmond/name_m: My dad’s middle name is [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], so I feel like this could be a way to honor him since I am essentially getting rid of his family name. However, I’m not really sure if it’s given or works as a last name. I know someone with the last name [name_m]Edmond[/name_m], but again not sure if it works.
I don’t really have many ideas for last names. There are tons that I like, but I feel maybe I should choose one with some meaning.
Thanks to everyone who read this far. I realize I need to decide on one of the names before choosing the others, but I’m grateful for any input. Also your opinion on the Titanic thing lol.