Originally Posted By alexbook Without giving away your actual name, if you don't want to, discuss the following questions: 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? 2. If not, is the name you use now derived from your original name (e.g., "Johnny" from "John")? 3. Is your new name official (on your driver's license, passport, credit cards, whatever)? ----- My answers: 1. No 2. Yes ("Alex" from "Alexander") 3. Yes, even the IRS calls me "Alex" (and I wish they'd stop calling me)
Originally Posted By mele 1.) Yes. 2.) N/A 3.) Yes, on everything but my social security card. I haven't changed it to my hyphenated name.
Originally Posted By -em 1. Nope. 2. Basically. It's the same basic pronouciation but different spelling. 3. Yup- Sometimes I wish I would've been more creative spelling it but as a whole I prefer it the basic way... -em
Originally Posted By officerminnie 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? No 2. If not, is the name you use now derived from your original name (e.g., "Johnny" from "John")? Yes. 3. Is your new name official (on your driver's license, passport, credit cards, whatever)? No, the given name is on all of those.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 1. No, last name is different 2. First name is still the same 3. Yes However my DD's name is Amanda but we always called her Amy. Most people don't know what her given name is. When her wedding invitations were sent out many of their friends and the grooms relatives wondered who this Amanda was I believe that even her license has Amy on it, probably not her SS though.
Originally Posted By Travaria 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? Nope 2. If not, is the name you use now derived from your original name (e.g., "Johnny" from "John")? Nope 3. Is your new name official (on your driver's license, passport, credit cards, whatever)? I think my "new" name is on my credit card but that's it...well that and all my paperwork at the Dentist, my hygenist kinda freaked out a bit when I signed my real name on a form because she thought she'd been calling me the wrong name )
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? I still have my name, but I use my middle name, not my first name that I don't like---thank goodness Dad decided for the family to use my middle name when I was a baby (I think only 2 LPers know my first, and that was years ago...maybe they've forgotten it, lol...if you haven't, SHHHHHHH!!) 2. If not, is the name you use now derived from your original name (e.g., "Johnny" from "John")? Kinda, but I think I answered this in 1, lol. 3. Is your new name official (on your driver's license, passport, credit cards, whatever)? Given name.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost 1. No, my birth name was Goofyernheck. 2. I later changed it to Goofyernsome but after a brush with the law I had to change it to Goofyernmost. 3. Officially it is Goofyer N. Imaginable. That's what's on the official papers.
Originally Posted By baloosbasher 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? ummmm no 2. If not, is the name you use now derived from your original name (e.g., "Johnny" from "John")? definitely not 3. Is your new name official (on your driver's license, passport, credit cards, whatever)? Oh, I don't think so. It's only a temporary thing.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 1. Do you still use the given name you were born with? Yes. Nothings changed in 43 years. ;>
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Given name Debra which is ONLY used on official papers. I answer to Deb or Debbie (or even Deeb, but only one person calls me that).
