Changing my name (Yes I'm serious)

[KnowYourOnion]

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Long story short, I hate my name and I?m super nerdy, so as well as covering myself in nerd tattoos I am going to legally change my name to one of the names pictured.

I have narrowed it down to these 5 (I have been thinking about it for a looooong time), They all mean something to me and I just can?t make a final decision - That?s where you come in.

Reply to this post with your pick, you are allowed to have a first and second choice.

On May 31st I will tally all the votes, with first choices being worth 3 points and second choice being worth 1 point.

I will make my final decision based on your votes!

The names are in no particular order of preference for me;
I like Darth Cruxis because it mashes up my favourite game of all time with the sith, I had roughly 20 different darth names on earlier, less refined lists and this is the one that stuck;

I like Prince Vegeta because Vegeta is by far my most favourite character full stop, I already have several Vegeta tattoos with plans for more as well as a huge Vegeta collection, when I first pondered name changes I was set on this until I found other names I also wanted to have;

Even though I hated FF8, I liked Seifer Almasy and out of all the names it is the most practical as far as naming convention is concerned (I would choose the spelling Siefer as shown in the picture over Seifer simply because It is closer to how I pronounce it);

Legato Kaiba fuses Trigun and Yugioh, Kaiba being my close second favourite anti-hero behind Vegeta and Legato was an amazing character with an amazing name, I would have even considered his full name, Legato Bluesummers;

Mithos Yggdrasill is such a badass name, it is another one from Tales of Symphonia, although he wasn?t my favourite character from the game (Kratos Aurion was), he is certainly in the top 5 and I just love the name;

In fact, I love all the names and that?s why I?m doing this.

I will shamelessly say this post is also running on my tumblr, so votes will be combined.

The change of name process takes 4-6 weeks after paperwork has been lodged, I will be posting my new birth certificate as soon as I get it.

Edit: For those that don't know/have never seen Dragonball Z before, The name Prince Vegeta isn't some random pairing of Prince and Vegeta, I don't like the first name Prince but Vegeta is the saiyan prince, he is the prince of all saiyans, he refers to himself as Prince Vegeta and since he does not have a real full name, 'Prince Vegeta' is the closest you can get to a full name.

All of these names make you sound like an utter berk, names that sounds good in fantasy don't work in reality (except seifer that sounds alright)

Why does being super nerdy have any bearing on what you're changing your name to? This will probably sound elitist but a proper nerd does not go around saying they are a nerd. It's not something to be proud of, it's just what you are.

 

[krugerrand123]

Choice 1. Seifer Almasy- sounds like a good name
Choice 2. Mithos Yggdrasill- the last name sounds interesting

 

[Crimso427]

Prince Vegeta? Really?

Why not just go with Vegeta Briefs? Take on his wife's surname. Or pick your second favorite character as the last name: Vegeta Kakarrot, Vegeta Freeza, Vegeta Raditz, etc.

Son Vegeta would also work.

Prince would be a really lame first name, just Saiyan...

 

[Olas]

No offense, but even big fans of Star Wars and DBZ are going to look at you weird when they find out you've legally named yourself "Darth Vegeta".
If you're dead set on changing your name, wouldn't you want it to be a name that's unique and original, not something copied directly from a TV show or movie that already exists?

I can understand the desire to be identified with something you like, and to stand out from the herd, but there's a line you cross when you go from admiring a work of fiction to trying to be a work of fiction.

 

[Piorn]

Whatever happened to that kid "Dohvakiin"?
Is he having a hard time in school already?

On topic, I don't really care what name you chose, just report back in a year and tell us how it affected you. That should be a nice read.

 

[duct tape guardian]

Mythos Yggdrasil is fine, hell there's a girl on a news show my parents watch called "Crystal Ball". if there were ever any complaints you can just say your parents were Norse pagan hippies.

 

[Quazimofo]

I'd go with Seifer Almasy as that's the one that seems the least likely to stop you from getting a job ever.

Yep. If you INSIST on something from this list, go with the one that sounds least ridiculous/like a joke.

Options 3 and 5 from the first name list and options 1 and 3 from the last name list are the only ones that dont sound much like super obvious references. So, pick one of those.

 

[JemothSkarii]

For the most liberal and accepting forum I've seen in the longest time, it's amazing how people get over a name-change...though I guess it's more the name will ruin him kind of scenario.

You know what? I think he's an adult and words on the internet will less than likely sway him away from his opinion.

So OP I think you should go with Seifer Almasy because I love FFVIII. One you shouldn't go with? Prince Vegeta, Change that to like...Vegeta Saiyan or even possible Vegeta Briefs.

 

[Quazimofo]

Whatever happened to that kid "Dohvakiin"?
Is he having a hard time in school already?

On topic, I don't really care what name you chose, just report back in a year and tell us how it affected you. That should be a nice read.

Dovakhin won't be in pre-school even for another 3 years or so. Luckily for him, since by then most of his peers probably won't know much of skyrim and so won't mock him (or fawn over his name for a little while, because either is an awful thing to happen as they set a bad tone to the school experience)

 

[Sapirot]

Darth Yggdrasill. There can be no other.

 

[RaikuFA]

Change it to Trash Boat, then you'll get into a fight with a time traveling rock and roll has been named The Urge, who's upset that your name has taken all of his fame.

I'm a little upset that it took 6 pages for someone to bring this up.

Also, I can't help but think that the first part of that episode is exactly how things are gonna play out for the OP. Although I suppose the second part could happen too

It depends on what part of the world they live in. Though a guy tried to name his child Facebook and another Like after the Facebook button.

Also just a great episode overall.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

I'd say Mithos Yggdrasill. Sounds awesome. If I were ballsy enough that would be something I would consider changing my name to.

Also, why do people feel the need to try and change his mind? It's not your name he's changing.

 

[Calcium]

Well, for first names I like the look/sound of Siefer or Mithos. For last names, Cruxis, Almasy and Kaiba all seem good. So I'd say go for Siefer Almasy. Second vote would go for Siefer Cruxis if I can do that.

 

[CpT_x_Killsteal]

Why is everyone having a fit over it? It's pretty cool that he's change his name and if he needs his old one back he can change it again. And Australians aren't as anal as Americans or Brits and our economy is less so in the tank, the employers will probably even find it amusing.

Y'know, if he didn't already have job.

OT: Legato Kaiba sounds alright. To be honest all the first and last names seem to clash quite a bit.
And the Tree of Life is just a bit presumptuous dontcha think? lol.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Do what you want, your money, your name, your life. I'd go for Legato though - Huge Trigun fan!

Have you considered keeping your old last name, after all, it's the one thing that gets passed down a family line for years and years (If you have kids and they have kids and so on.) but then again, I don't know your family situation. Just do what makes you happy, ignore all the negative posters here. I bet a good chunk of them wishes they had the guts to change their name to something they really like.

Captcha: Haters gonna hate - Somehow appropriate for this thread, weird.

You decide to change your name, and those are your options?

At least change it to Max Power. Is as ridiculous as some of the ones you mention, but most likely to pass as a real name.

Farcry 3 Blood Dragon went with it as the main characters name, first thing I thought of was that Simpsons episode.

EDIT: Got that wrong, it was Rex Power Colt, still funny though.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

I vote Seifer. Names that begin with a title tend not to be very successful, and Seifer is probably the only one on that list that is a passable real name in my opinion.

 

[noahd]

i would say don't change your name, it will come back at you, even if you don't foresee it. but if you'll still going to change it, i choose 3 or 5. the others would stick out too much and wouldn't be that great as a name. fuck, you could name yourself cloud strife and have a better name.

 

[Gorden Springel]

Third one seems the most name-like lol, I think it would be best to not name yourself something too crazy...