If you were going to change your name by deed poll, what would you change it to and why?
If you were going to change your name by deed poll, what would you change it to and why?
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Victor Beamish.
I love Wodehouse and could possibly travel with that moniker.
Victor Beamish.
I love Wodehouse and could possibly travel with that moniker.
As in Jeeves and Wooster?
If so I always liked Gussie Fink-Nottle.
Victor Beamish.
I love Wodehouse and could possibly travel with that moniker.
As in Jeeves and Wooster?
If so I always liked Gussie Fink-Nottle.
Ukridge
Something exotic
I like 'De Sousa' as a surname.
Gladstone Screwer !
I love my surname.
Xochiquetzal The-Supreme, of course! If Sophie Reade could carry off Dogface I think mine would be a doddle.
Xochiquetzal The-Supreme, of course! If Sophie Reade could carry off Dogface I think mine would be a doddle.
As long as they don't think you are in some way defaming a religion. I soon realised I can't have Tory Pants-Party (it's just not allowed)
Xochiquetzal The-Supreme, of course! If Sophie Reade could carry off Dogface I think mine would be a doddle.
As long as they don't think you are in some way defaming a religion. I soon realised I can't have Tory Pants-Party (it's just not allowed)
Clearly I need to do some research.
A RECORD number of people are changing their names by deed poll. By while 300 have become plain old John Smith (seriously!), others have gone for something far more fancy.
Rebel Wolf
The artist formerly known as Tracie Koziura is officially called Rebel Wolf.
The reason behind her name change 18 months ago is simple. âI love wolves,â she says.
Throughout her Leicester home, the 53-year-old, who runs a web development business with her partner Paul, has countless pictures of â you guessed it â wolves.
Becoming known as one feels perfectly natural to her and her son Jamie, 27, thinks itâs cool.
She says: âRebel Wolf suits me more than my birth name. It feels right. I was always a bit of a rebel as a teenager and have been fascinated by wolves since I can remember. People who know me well still call me Tracie and thatâs the name I go by for business purposes.
âBut Iâd love to be called Rebel Wolf all the time, even though Paul thinks itâs a bit nuts. When Iâm on networking sites, I always use Rebel Wolf. I have done since 1998.â
Druid King Arthur Pendragon (Pic: Rex Features)
Passport control officials always do a double take when they see King Arthur Uther Pendragonâs name and picture, which shows him wearing a crown!
âIâm the only person in the UK, other than the Queen, who is allowed to wear a crown in their passport picture,â says the man formerly known as John Rothwell.
âI wear mine for religious reasons. The authorities accepted this â eventually.â
Bachelor Arthur, 53, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, believes he is a modern reincarnation of King Arthur.
He changed his name in 1986 and says even his family no longer call him by his birth name. âKing is my title, not my legal name, because Iâm a druid king,â he says.
âIâm living in Salisbury at the moment because Iâm campaigning for the return of ancient remains to Stonehenge. Druids are the legal guardians of this landmark.â
With his flowing robes and long white beard, King Arthur has become a tourist magnet at the famous ruins. A former soldier and biker, he has already successfully campaigned for the rights of druid prisoners to wear their robes in jail and led a successful druid campaign to have Stonehenge opened to the public for the summer solstice.
StopFortnumAndMasonFoieGrasCrueltyDotCom
Every time she introduces herself, has her driving licence checked or her passport inspected at an airport, StopFortnumAndMasonFoieGras Cruelty.com is questioned about her bizarre name.
She explains that as a campaigner for animal rights charity Peta, she changed it from Abi Izzard to the website address in August to do her bit to raise awareness of the force feeding of geese to produce Âfoie gras.
And she refuses to change her name back until London department store Fortnum & Mason stops selling it.
But does she care that it takes an age to sign her name or spell it out over the phone? The 27-year-old charity worker from London, who is known as Dotcom or StopFortnum for short, says: âIâve never been embarrassed or regretted my new name.
âItâs Fortnum & Mason that should be embarrassed and ashamed to be peddling a product so cruel that itâs illegal to produce it in the UK.
âWhatever small inconveniences I have with my name are nothing compared to the suffering that millions of birds go through every year. Visit the website to see for yourself.
âI ask all my friends and family to call me by my new name and theyâve been really supportive about it.
âBut my mother is looking forward to the day when Fortnum & Mason finally stop selling foie gras so that she can go back to calling me Abi once again.â
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Baron and Emperor (Pic: PA)
When bar workers Daniel Knox-Hewson and his friend Kelvin Borbidge, 22, decided to change their middle names in August to reflect their love of sci-fi and superheroes, it got a mixed reaction from their parents.
Daniel decided to change his name to Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman HeMan Batman Thrash
Meanwhile Kelvin went for Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind.
Daniel, 23, from Nottingham, says: âMum thought it was hysterical but Dad was worried I hadnât thought of the social implications.
âKelvin didnât tell his dad, but he read about his new names in the newspaper and asked him if heâd lost his mind. But weâre sticking with them. Our new names are great conversation starters with girls.â
Kelvin adds: âSeeing my area managerâs face when he saw my name badge was priceless.â
Xochiquetzal The-Supreme, of course! If Sophie Reade could carry off Dogface I think mine would be a doddle.
As long as they don't think you are in some way defaming a religion. I soon realised I can't have Tory Pants-Party (it's just not allowed)
Clearly I need to do some research.
The UK Deed Poll Service website. Makes for fascinating reading.
There is also a limit on the number of letter in a name (250 I think).
Dunno what I would wanna be known as. I haven't really thought about it
Dunno what I would wanna be known as. I haven't really thought about it
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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Dunno what I would wanna be known as. I haven't really thought about it
Ok Pam oneto nuts sprout
I think Rich Richie who resigned from Barclays Bank today has the best name. And he didn't even need to change his name.
Daniel Spunkmeyer (Private First Class) Aliens.
Years ago - when I worked for the Health Service we had a guy who's surname was Ing - his forename was Shock and it was his real name - he was about seventy then. His mother had some sense of humour.
Another guy who's name was Ahmed Singh wrote to say he wished to be known as Alvin Stardust
Ooooooh and at my daughters graduation ceremony there was a Chinese girl who's name was Pissy Missy = I think I'd have to change it if it were me
Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined, because I'm feeling Superhero'ish - I'm doing it LEGALLY & OFFICIALLY today: www.thelegaldeedpollservice.org.uk
Edited 5 mins later - it's too long, so i've decided upon Mr Greggory Steak Bake, because I love em (Greggs of course)!
I quite fancy changing my name to Pengy seeing as that's what everyone calls me now even in real life shall I have Iceberg as my surname
Hello there Greggs - soon to be Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined, because I'm feeling Superhero'ish Mr Greggory Steak Bake - welcome to GaGa.
I quite fancy changing my name to Pengy seeing as that's what everyone calls me now even in real life shall I have Iceberg as my surname
Love the new avi Pengy.
I quite fancy changing my name to Pengy seeing as that's what everyone calls me now even in real life shall I have Iceberg as my surname
Love the new avi Pengy.
it's brilliant isn't it
Hello there Greggs - soon to be Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined, because I'm feeling Superhero'ish Mr Greggory Steak Bake - welcome to GaGa.
Hello there 'Mr(s) E Fluffy-Fluffy Thing'
Dunno what I would wanna be known as. I haven't really thought about it
Ok Pam oneto nuts sprout
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