NAME GAME
My daughter, 10, wants to legally change her name but I’m sure she’ll regret her new choice – people say it’s ‘dumb’ too
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A MUM has asked for advice after her 10-year-old daughter said she hated her name and wants to change it.
The woman shared how her daughter is called Kylie Rae - but despises the moniker so much she has chosen another she’d prefer.
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Taking to , the mum shared the saga and the new name that many people slammed as being “dumb.”
She wrote: “My 10 yr old daughter hates her name. Should I let her change it or have her wait until she's an adult?
“I have 10 year old named Kylie Rae (I wanted Kyrie or Kiana but both were nixxed by her dad so we found Kylie as a good compromise).
“I had no idea who Kylie Jenner was at the time (2014) and that had no influence on the “name.
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"Rae for her middle name was after my close friend who passed, Rachel.
“She now hates her first name and wants to change it.”
The mum shared ow her daughter now wishes to legally change her name to “Angel.”
She added: “I'm looking for opinions to changing a child's name at this age where her school, friends, and family all know her as Kylie, to something completely different.
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“I have been telling her that she'll need to wait and change it as an adult.”
Many people advised the mum to not let her change her name to Angel.
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One wrote: “Chances are, bc kids are kids, by the time she’s 13 she might think Angel is also dumb.”
A second added: “You can socially change it; call her Angel and such but I would wait until 18 to see if she actually cares lol.”
Meanwhile, a third commented: “My daughter went through the same thing all the way until college.
“Let her have Angel as a nick name. Chances are she will change it every 6-9 mos. like my daughter did. In the end, she stuck with her given name.”
How to change your name
THERE are two ways to get a deed poll - unerolled and enrolled...
An unenrolled deed poll is a simple legal statement that states that you've changed your name.
You can change your name yourself if you are over the age of 16.
While an enrolled deed poll means you're putting your new name on public record and you need to be over 18 to do this.
All government bodies, including HM Passport Office and DVLA, accept either an unenrolled or enrolled deed poll as evidence of your name change.
A 16 or 17 year old can change their name through an unenrolled deed poll, but they will need two adult witnesses.
If a child - someone under the age of 18 - wants to apply for an enrolled deed poll, they will need the agreement of everyone with parental responsibility or court order.
If everyone agrees, then you can complete the forms on the gov.uk website and pay the fee.
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But if you need to make a court order, this will cost an additional £215.
Are Unique Baby Names Worth The Hassle?
Fabulous' Deputy Editor reveals the turmoil she faced with her own name while growing up.
When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it.
But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it.
When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things - like Tracey and Stacey - which can be pretty annoying.
Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year - there seems to be a few of us around my age - it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends have.
On the whole I don’t mind it, at least it’s not rude or crazily spelt.
And it means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just referring to myself as Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my surname, as it’s not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths as I’d always just say ‘hi it’s Josie’ when ringing a mate up.
I think it’s nice to be unique and I’ll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids.
It’s the rude names you’ve got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I’ll definitely be avoiding those.
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