Name Change

First Middle New

I'm keeping my middle and dropping my maiden name! I love my maiden name, but I'm very attached to my middle name.

First Middle New.

Would it be too extra to do First Middle Maiden New?

First, Middle, New for me.

My first and maiden name are both long enough - I don't need to make it all even longer

My maiden name is not attached to me, professionally or otherwise. Taking on his last name also didn't make me feel any less connected to my family roots

First Middle New

Olympian Shawn Machel Johnson changed her name to Shawn Johnson East when she got married. I thought it was cool that she changed her maiden name into her middle name, but I will not be doing that.

I’m keeping my maiden and not my current middle name because I have no attachment to it

I want to drop my middle name all together and just have a first and new last name.

I'm keeping my middle name

View Quoted Comment I may do just this!

View Quoted Comment This is also cool. I hate being Selena initial. lastName, on all my legal docs, cards, etc

View Quoted Comment I want to this too. I have never been attached to my middle name and I never use it.

First Middle New.

I considered shifting the middle, but it seemed more complicated than it was worth — it many states it is NOT as simple as just writing it on the forms when getting married. In my state to change a middle name you have to go to court separately to do so. Did not seem at all worth the effort to me. Socially (like email signature for friend stuff and for work stuff), I go by “First Maiden New” but legally I am First Middle New.

View Quoted Comment I’m not a fan of my middle name and my fh’s last name is hyphenated so to cut down on having to sign such a long name on legal documents I want to drop my middle name. Plus he doesn’t have a middle name so I don’t want one either lol!

View Quoted Comment I thought it was easy? I'm beginning to research this. But if it's a lot of hassle, I'll just keep my middle name

View Quoted Comment It depends on your state.

I do not have a middle name, so my maiden name will now be my middle name

I kept middle name and maiden last name and took his name
So its name middle maiden new name

First Maiden New for me.