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[sigmaleph]

unexpected downsides of changing your name: every few months, you come across a name that makes you go "oh gosh that's amazing, maybe I should have picked that one instead..."

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[contrarianarchon]

What kind of names do you feel are so amazing? I'll admit I am quite happy with my own name, despite it's painful commonness (literally 10% of my year level at high school had the same name as me!), so I don't really have a module like that running.

[sigmaleph]

The last two names I went 'hmmm maybe that's me...?' for were Iris and Selene. I don't think they would have won but they would have definitely been on the list I considered while picking a middle name.

[contrarianarchon]

Iris is a nice name, but I think Selene trends a bit too neopagan for me to use it in real life. But different strokes and all that.

[mathemagicalschema]

I've actually never felt that way! I had been using my current name for a few months before legally changing it and it just... fits. I would never consider changing it again, it feels like it represents *me* on a deep level. There are other names that I think are nice, but no other name that could be *mine*.

[sigmaleph]

I am quite happy with my chosen first name and can't imagine having a different one but my middle name was internally debated A Lot (I didn't get one at birth, so even 'should I have a middle name at all?' was part of the question). All the names I've thought were good would have been middle name candidates.

[lyssabn]

i solve this by just adopting many many names :3c

[wingedcatgirl]

Same! I've got 4 first names so far and I expect to continue accumulating more over time.