Changing my name (Yes I'm serious)

[Andy Shandy]

Oh man, you know it's a weird list when Max Power seems like the most sensible name suggested. But you've apparently thought this through so I'm not going to dissuade you from this and hereby vote for the Yggdrasil one. Because if push comes to shove, you can just say your ancestors were Nordic or something.

[sub]I'd still totally go for Max Power though.[/sub]

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

If you don't really mind, I would say definitely go with Darth Cruxis! More people would get it (that is if you want people to get it. If you want to be more obscure I'd go with Mythos Yggdrasil. Make that me second choice).

 

[cynik]

So let's stop talking about jobs, it's a non issue

Mate, it is always an issue. You're an adult, you've heard of many big companies go fubar, times change, economy crashes from time to time. I bet Enron people thought that a job was not an issue for them as well. If you really have to change your name make it well. Vegeta is a perfectly valid last name but prince sounds meh. How about changing your last name only for a start and see how it works? What I mean is that Prince Vegeta sounds odd for someone who doesn't know Dragonball, but for example John Vegeta sounds quite nice for anyone. After all it is supposed to be your personal tribute and a nod to those who know the subject, you're not changing your name solely for the purpose of becoming a half human, half mindfuck.

 

[nomis101uk]

Seifer Almasy is the most normal. Followed by Legato Kaiba. But Legato would get shortened to "Leg"...and you don't want your name to be Leg. "Legato" is a music term btw which means to have notes flow fluidly from one to the other with no gaps or breaks. So I guess that's a cool name. But Leg isn't.

Seriously though, these names will kill your chances with the opposite sex.

And you'll always be having to explain the name, at which point people will start looking at the ground awkwardly. I'm serious, people may actually decide they're going to avoid you. And let's not hide the phony "Well if they don't want to talk to me because of my name, then I don't want to talk to them" defense.

Tbh your excuses about job security and sex life seem quite short-sighted to me.

 

[repeating integers]

Wow. Lots of people here care way too much about "chances with the opposite sex".

 

[Bashfluff]

In my opinion, everyone should choose their own name. Names are our representations of ourselves to the entire world, yet the vast majority say nothing about us. All we do is memorize them and repeat them. They're repetitive placeholders for ourselves, lacking any sort of originality and depth. This is why memorizing names is such a chore for me.They're meaningless words we've assigned importance to by virtue of tradition.

I'm reminded of the furry fandom, where each animal represents a set of characteristics that certain types of people express more than others. A fox, wolf, tiger, dragon, cat, deer, or squirrel each bring certain images or traits into our minds, whether that be from how we've assigned meaning to them culturally or from looking at the characteristics of the real animal, or both. I can't count the number of times someone has been referred to as their animal in conjunction with an adjective when people have forgotten their name.

"Oh, yes, you remember? The short fox from last week? He was sitting across from the tiger with the handlebar mustache!"

The names of species being more memorable than actual names of people is particularly telling. But why can't we have names like that? If we had names that reflected our own personalities or interesting things about ourselves, I don't think I'd have as much trouble remembering them. Names are supposed to represent ourselves, and any step taken by someone towards that goal, no matter how strange or sad, is a step that won't be criticized too heavily by me.

Yes, I understand that how this guy is identifying himself is a bit strange. These names are tied to characters instead of concepts. This person is taking someone else's identity and giving it to himself because he either is like these people or idolizes them. I think they're shitty names and that this person needs to figure out who he is instead of becoming obsessed by adopting another's identity.

But if he feels that he wants to take this step, I'm all for supporting him. He'll realize that the name does not reflect him and he'll change it to something that will sometime in the future.

And as for advice? You've talked about Vegeta more than anything else in the thread, OP. This is the definition of flipping a coin because you can't decide something, then picking the option you hope is chosen by the coin while it's in the air. It's Vegeta. I have no doubt in my mind, and neither should you.

I hope you have fun with the name while you're able, and that you mature beyond it to something that fits you as you grow.

 

[dstryfe]

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).

I'd say Seifer Almasy (yes, spelt normally; I simply like how that spelling looks on paper). I'd actually consider changing my name to it...y'know. If I could be arsed to change it at all. With that said, it's fairly normal, actually, and so is genuinely useable. That's my vote.

Unless you're japanese. In that case, go ahead, Kaiba.

 

[solidstatemind]

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'm guessing that you're still rather young. If you're dead-set on changing your name, now is certainly the time to do it. The truth is that although some have said "it's like a tattoo (which you can have removed); just change it back later if you find out that it's causing you problems...", it's not that simple.

A tattoo exists only on your body: you can get laser surgery to remove them. Your name is heavily tied to your identity, and moving forward, just the process of moving through life is going to weave a web of financial, professional and personal connections that will all be impacted by a name change.

And honestly? You will most likely want to change your name back at some point in the future, when you are no longer so enamored of being the 'out there' geek-type. Seriously, how many people who are even moderately successful in the professional or personal spheres do you hear of that have weird names (athletes being the edge-case)? You don't hear about Darth Cruxis the CEO, or even the middle manager, nor do you hear about Mithos Yggdrasil being in a great relationship with an attractive, intelligent woman.
You hear about him being the loner barista at age 38 working in your coffee shop. Still.

And I know that you say that you feel secure in your job, but you are literally making yourself unpromotable/potentially unemployable: people who don't know you are going to immediately question your judgment- this will impact applying for other jobs, promotions within your job (you say you're cool with your boss, but he's not going to always be your boss if he has even an ounce of ambition; plus, in order to give you a promotion, he has to consider how it will appear to other people in the company, like his boss!). Then there are loans, applications for other services, what the cop is going to say when he pulls you over and gets your license...

I would strongly, strongly, strongly advise you to select one of the more subtle options like #3 and #4: true geeks will "get it", and the strongest comment you'll receive is "that's an unusual name". Hell, it might even work in your favor like Arnold Schwartzenegger's did. But 'Darth'? I'm sorry man, that's just going to cause people to shake their head and pity you as the Star Wars nerd who refused to grow up.

Oh, and a PS: for those of you who say "the world is evolving, people/employers/girls/etc won't have a problem with it." I would put to you that unless you are older than 30, it is highly likely you lack experience broad enough to make that statement (with a few very, very rare exceptions).

 

[WhyWasThat]

I vote for King Shit.


Oh wait...

 

[WhyWasThat]

In International News, the continent of Australia has gone dark and no new communications from the country have been received in several hours. We are, however, receiving word that networking tycoon Darth Yggdrasil has forwarded his list of demands to the local authorities, giving them limited time to respond.

This too. If you go with any of these names and don't become a corrupt media tycoon, I will be disappointed.

Thank you. It's been a while since I laughed like that.

 

[Schadrach]

Man. I don't even.

Is there any ryhme or reason behind the particular pairings? How about Prince Almasy? Might give you a headstart to get those billions of your family's fortune out of Nigeria.

se.rious.ly.

Schnitzel Wurst?
Alka Seltzer?
Badumm Tish?
Ima Doush?
Allur Base?

Or the classic, Michael Hunt. Everyone loves Mike Hunt.

On the upside, a lot of people would probably mishear "Darth" as "Garth" and assume you were named by someone who is either big on country music or Wayne's World.

 

[AWAR]

That's like getting a permanent face tattoo. It will make your life hard and you will surely regret it down the road.

 

[hutchy27]

That's like getting a permanent face tattoo. It will make your life hard and you will surely regret it down the road.

I have to agree with this guy.

 

[Nocturnal558]

1. Darth Cruxis.
2. Siefer Almasy.

Guys, he's given this a lot of thought. Let's just wish him the best of luck.

 

[Uszi]

3 or 4. I could actually see someone going by those names.

I don't think I'd want my first name to be Darth or Prince, and I'd consider anyone who demanded to be called their full name all the time highly annoying. Mithos is also a weird, silly name.

 

[DrDuckman]

Please dont go with Mithos Yggdrasil. Just dont do it. Aside from the sheer silliness of being essentially called "Legend: Tree of Life", which sounds like a terrible video game name, there is also the issue of cultural appropriation. You do realize Yggdrasil is actually a really core part of some culture's mythology, and even religion? There are people that still practice spiritual rites using concepts and characters like Yggdrasil, Loki, Odin etc. Hollywood and the comic industry is bad enough about abusing these concepts without people walking around naming themselves after them for giggles.

And I wont lie, as a native Greek speaker, I am not too thrilled about seeing my language being constantly bastardized because it sounds "cool", from people with no understanding of what the words mean, or their cultural significance. Anime is particularly horrible at this, just throwing seemingly random greek words in there when they need something to sound arcane or mystical. It's really pretty off-putting, and more than a little offensive.

Other than that, I gotta go for Siefer, not so much for the day to day implications of having a normal sounding name, since you clearly don't care about that, but because it simply sounds less of a caricature. It's a somewhat subtle reference that presents a person as more than simply a gamer or geek, but a person which happens to like geekery. If I heard it, I'd go "huh, interesting", instead of "huh, you got nothing else going on do you?". And this comes from a massive geek.

Legato is a solid runner up, but the surname Kaiba is pretty bad. Aside from the cultural insensibility and weeboness of simply assuming a Japanese name just 'cause(assuming you don't actually have Japanese roots), it also does not really flow very well. Legato's original surname is much more fitting.

As for the other two... well, at that point, you are going for full on caricature, so I would suggest the best of both worlds, Darth Vegeta. Brilliant.

 

[GundamSentinel]

Like my mother says: a day not laughed is a day not lived. God, this thread is funny. I still think (and hope) that this thread is a joke. Then again, you already have the tattoos, so that says enough... Seriously, you're 22 and you think this is a good idea, and more to the point, this is the best you can come up with? Really? Ah well, it's your life, go for it. I'd pick option 3, since that IMO would be the least embarassing for people around you.

(And you're not American? Colour me shocked!)

 

[TheNarrator]

Pick one where the first and the last name can be used seperately. Prince Vegeta or Darth Cruxis sound fine when you use the full name (well, they probably sound fine to you at least ; I honestly think all of them are silly, but you should do whatever you like), but you'll use your full name only to introduce yourself. At any other time, people will want to refer to you by your first name, or on formal occasions, by your last name. Titles like 'Prince' or 'Darth' aren't really suitable as first names, imo.

 

[Aesir23]

My vote would have to be for Seifer Almasy because it sounds more...acceptable than the others, I suppose? Something that would look better on your public records and such.

Also, you would still want to be taken seriously and with a name like Prince Vegeta I just don't see that happening.

 

[Sherokain]

Related question, how do you pronounce Yggdrasil? I'd say go with number 5, unless you can't pronounce it.

From Tales of Symphonia it is pronounced ~Mee-thohss yig~drah~sill~

I haven't played the game so i don't know, but is the name actually spoken in dialogue? As far as i know, (as i don't know of any other yggdrasil) it's originally the name of the mythic tree of life. In which case the y is pronounced differently in the same way fjord is pronounced fyord, so so it would be igg-drah-sill. Even if its not and the y is pronounced, id strongly urge you to pronounce it the norse way, as that's how most people who know of the word know the context; in norse mythology, and i highly doubt you want to be correcting people on how to pronounce your own name. Lest you come off as an idiot who cant pronounce the name he chose for him self.
Edit:
OT: I'm voting for Darth and Prince just because i want to see you come back, and let people know how they reacted to you and whether you plan to change it back. If you want to be a glutton for punishment be my guest.