rikowski
5 Jan 2008
Life / Legally changing my Polish name to English one? [55]
Dont do it. Stick with the name you have, you can shorten it to what you want for everyday use, and still legally have the proper name on your passport etc. My dad changed his name to and English one and I am stuck with some stupid English name that has nothing to do with my past or family - it has robbed by of some of my identity. If you want to look at some awful to remember and pronouce names try some of these from Sri Lanka :
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Wimal Weerawansa
See what I mean?
Simon
Dont do it. Stick with the name you have, you can shorten it to what you want for everyday use, and still legally have the proper name on your passport etc. My dad changed his name to and English one and I am stuck with some stupid English name that has nothing to do with my past or family - it has robbed by of some of my identity. If you want to look at some awful to remember and pronouce names try some of these from Sri Lanka :
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Wimal Weerawansa
See what I mean?
Simon