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[arethinn]

so what's wrong with changing a name to reflect one's current state? is there something in the great book of all things bad against that? sure, i guess, confusing for people on mailing lists.. but if I named myself "Elisann Tulgey" at the moment, after the Tulgey Wood in "Jabberwocky" (which is rather how I feel at the moment - dark, confused, but with wonder and fantastical things hiding in the shadows), would it be somehow wrong not to keep that when it passed? to keep changing my name or part of my name as circumstances dictated?

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Personal Choices

[estasia.livejournal.com]

You have to do what you feel is right. It is all in the way it makes you feel. Names are a very personal thing, sometimes they have power. If it feels right for you to change, then you change. Your name should grow with you. Chosing your name can be part of the process of identifying who you are. With that said, you can see why changing daily would seem bad. That lack of identification of self can be unhealthy. But if every few months, you have identified enough change in yourself to change your name, then by all means. . .Change.