Timeline for How can I stop people confusing my given name and surname?
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| May 9, 2020 at 22:29 | comment | added | gnasher729 | If anyone suggested to me changing my name because it is of no importance I’d recommend not doing it face to face. | |
| May 8, 2020 at 20:07 | comment | added | d-b | Haha, WTF! In Sweden you can change your name without any reason at all. There are limitations to what name you can pick (you are not allowed to take a name that can cause offence, nor are you allowed to take a surname that only a few people have or belongs to a family of the former nobility). Your first change of name is free - which makes a lot of sense: you didn't pick your given name nor parents (for the surname) - after that there is a nominal fee, maybe €20 or something like that, to change your name. Isn't picking your own name a human right listed somewhere? | |
| May 8, 2020 at 10:53 | comment | added | Marianne013 | As far as I am aware you are not allowed to change your name in Germany just because you do not like the way people address you. Name changes are only allowed for a limited number of reasons (marriage being one of them). | |
| May 8, 2020 at 8:06 | comment | added | lema | Since I already published some papers, I would rather not do that. But, I will definitely adopt my partner's surname for a double name after getting married. As a side note, changing your surname can cost over a thousand Euros in Germany. I don't think my situation is bad enough to justify this expense for me. | |
| May 7, 2020 at 23:38 | history | answered | d-b | CC BY-SA 4.0 |