Changing my name (Yes I'm serious)

[AgentLampshade]

Isn't Vegeta named after "vegetable?"

Imagine meeting some die-hard fan of the show and him telling you that you changed your name to a pun on "vegetable."

OT: I choose First Last.

 

[JayRPG]

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.

It is spoken in-game, yes, but also it has slightly different spelling to the tree of life - Yggdrassil vs. Yggdrasill - I'm sure it is meant to reference the tree of life somewhat considering most of the game revolves around the world tree (named the giant kharlan tree) which gives out mana (E.G Life).

I definitely plan on doing a follow-up after it's been changed, I'm just tossing up ideas, like, do I start a weekly/fortnightly/monthly blog to document all the experiences I've had/am having or do I just come back in 6 months with a thread or blog post to let people know how the first 6 months were? In any case, I've got a while to think about it.

Isn't Vegeta named after "vegetable?"

Imagine meeting some die-hard fan of the show and him telling you that you changed your name to a pun on "vegetable."

OT: I choose First Last.

Yeah it does mean Vegetable which kind of sucks, but all the DBZ names were derived from foods/every day items (well most were anyway)

 

[MrCollins]

That's a great image, I think I might shamelessly steal borrow it in other threads, because boy, is it need sometimes.

OT: Don't do it, it's a terrible idea. On a gaming forum populated by geeks and nerds, the consensus seems to be that we couldn't take you seriously. What would the rest of the world think?
You may say that you don't care, but that doesn't mean something like that won't affect you.

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

You can care too much about that, but I think that going through with this would severely hamper chances forming long term relationships. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to die alone and thus making choices fitting along those objectives. Few of us want to die alone with no companion.

 

[Jayemsal]

People like the OP are the reason name changes have such bullshit rules and high monetary costs.

You're making life harder for people who actually need them.

 

[angryscotsman93]

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.

Alright, I'm not gonna lie here, buddy. What I'm gonna list isn't on your list. And, to be honest, it's a reference to a japanese porn mag. But, when you hear the name, I think you'll agree that it's awesome.

Change your name to Dick MacNamara.

DICK. MACNAMARA.

Sure, you could wuss out and say, "Well, I'll just use Richard for the first name," but NO. Use Dick MacNamara. Just imagine that on your passport. You walk into the airport, hand your passport to the TSA agent (Just for my sake, we'll assume you're American), and that guy looks at you and says, "Dick MacNamara? Is that... Is that even real?" And you now have the right to look that punk in the face and say, "Too goddamned right, BOY."

You'll be too manly for them to search. Oh, and for added emphasis, become as ripped as possible, and perhaps become a porn star. BAM! Name change and career counseling, all in one epic package. DICK MACNAMARA FOR THE WIN.

 

[JayRPG]

Thanks everyone so far for casting your votes, I won't thank the people continually (still) trying to persuade me (Protip: Nothing you say will make me change my mind)

I just wanted to update the thread with the current scores based on escapist's and tumblr's votes (keep in mind the first choice vote is worth 3 points and second is worth 1)

Currently in 1st place is Mithos Yggdrasill with 100 points
Second is Prince Vegeta with 94
Siefer Almasy placed 3rd with 91
4th place is taken by Legato Kaiba with 82 points
and in last place is Darth Cruxis with a mere 63 points

All in all it is still any name's game at the moment, the top 3 are very close.

There is 7 days left to cast your final votes before I make my final decision and get the process rolling

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Thanks everyone so far for casting your votes, I won't thank the people continually (still) trying to persuade me (Protip: Nothing you say will make me change my mind)

I just wanted to update the thread with the current scores based on escapist's and tumblr's votes (keep in mind the first choice vote is worth 3 points and second is worth 1)

Currently in 1st place is Mithos Yggdrasill with 100 points
Second is Prince Vegeta with 94
Siefer Almasy placed 3rd with 91
4th place is taken by Legato Kaiba with 82 points
and in last place is Darth Cruxis with a mere 63 points

All in all it is still any name's game at the moment, the top 3 are very close.

There is 7 days left to cast your final votes before I make my final decision and get the process rolling

Good for you. Hope it works out for you although I don't agree with your stance. Still I would out of trainwreck curiosity like to know honestly how it turns out for you. Whether you're accepted or ridiculed or just given a strange cockeyed look... I'm not being facetious or mocking I truly want to know how it turns out for you. Good luck in any case.

 

[IceForce]

There is 7 days left to cast your final votes before I make my final decision and get the process rolling

You should've made this a poll thread (in fact you still could, by making a new thread).
That way, you'd get some decent numbers and results, and from a larger sample of people too (because there's plenty of people who vote in polls, but don't comment on the thread).

 

[JayRPG]

There is 7 days left to cast your final votes before I make my final decision and get the process rolling

You should've made this a poll thread (in fact you still could, by making a new thread).
That way, you'd get some decent numbers and results, and from a larger sample of people too (because there's plenty of people who vote in polls, but don't comment on the thread).

I didn't make it a poll because I wanted first and second choices and both those choices to have different values.

I'm pooling from 2 sources also, I'm quite pleased with the votes actually

 

[absulute]

So...

What happened? Did you go through with it?

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

So...

What happened? Did you go through with it?

I'm curious too. Keeping this thread bookmarked in case he provides a drivers license or something with the new name.

 

[JoJo]

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Three months has passed so I think it's time to ask this... did you go through with the name change? If so, which name did you pick in the end and how has it affected your life?