Just For Fun

Since changing your name is a bit of a nuisance, and probably not the most fun you’ve had all year, we thought we’d try to add a little joy to the experience and hopefully put a smile on your face. We have compiled a list of funny and amusing name change stories that have appeared in the news.

If you hear about any fun stories that we haven’t posted, or if you have any interesting name-change stories of your own, please let us know by dropping a line in our suggestion box and we will post them here on our website. We hope that you have fun with these!

Ohio rapper changes his name from Daniel Michal Miller II to “The” Dan Miller Experience
Man changes his name to a URL: John C. Dvorak changed his name to Dvorak.org/blog
Man named just “Hunter” has faced life-long issues with the post office social security office
Many famous celebrities have changed their names to further their careers

I don’t know about you, but after reading the following two articles it seems just a tad too easy to change your name in Britain. They may want to tighten up their process a wee bit!

With that said, however, it would probably not be best for the government to actively dictate appropriate names. See how the Italian government stepped in to force a name change in the article below.

Italian parents are livid after government forces them to change their 1-year-old’s name from Friday to Gregory

Apparently it’s not a good time to be living in Indiana if the name on your Birth Certificate doesn’t match the name on your driver’s license and you don’t have another legal name change document. See the articles below…

Can you imagine regretting the name you gave to your child? Apparently, baby-name-remorse isn’t all that rare!

Parents decide to change their children’s names after they are born