What Are The Detailed Step By Step On Legally Change Your Own First Name

[Krumatic]

I seem to cant fully understand the things i have to do and what is needed to accomplish this.

[scorpiojo]

https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll

[jno]

bear in mind that you only have to change your name officially if you need official documents like passports. Normally if you want to be Martha instead of Mildred, just tell everyone your new name. As long as you're not doing it to defraud anyone, you can call yourself what you like. (In Britain, anyway.)

[ummmm]

Yes...I know loads of people who don't go by their first name.

[Canary42]

/// people who don't go by their first name. ///

Two notable examples - Hilda Margaret Thatcher and Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.

[Peter Pedant]

I agree - you just say hello I am X-ie
you dont have to say - and yesterday I was y-ie but that was then

so long as you dont ever say - oh y-ie ? no idea who that was er is mate !
you are OK.
Changing official documents - like a bank account is much more complex and that is imposed by the great and good who rule us who have enacted money laundering rules. I wouldnt try. after a lot of arguing I got them to accept that someone who;s name is John Smith who traded under the name George Smith should be allowed to pay in cheques into the one account in either name

they reluctantly agreed after jesus yowling about this and that - I cant say I sympathised with the pain that I was obviously causing them.

[curlyhair]

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Steps to Legally Change Your Name
Residency. Verify the residency requirements in your state.
Supporting Evidence. Gather your Social Security card, current valid birth certificate, and driver's license or other form of valid photo identification.
Petition. Complete a Petition for Change of Name.
Filing.
Hearing.