Name Change Logistics Check

Post date: 2023-03-29 14:28:37

I'm transitioning and instead of changing my first name, I want to add a middle name and go by it. Will this cause problems? Anything I need to worry about that I haven't already?

Why? I want to keep my existing first name - I like it well enough and don't consider it a deadname. It's still part of who I am, it just isn't necessarily what I want people to call me. Also, one of my grandfathers went by his middle name (because he disliked his first name) and I like the idea of carrying on that tradition.

My current name is in the pretty straightforward format: "First Middle Last"
I want to change it to: "First New Middle Last"
For most purposes I'll go by "New Last" or "F. New Last". I don't mind occasionally using "First", e.g. when dealing with bureaucracy.

I know this may occasionally out me, and people may call me "First" due to transphobia or ignorance. I'm ok with that.

I also expect this may cause challenges on paperwork, and that's more the sort of thing I'm asking about. My name has always fit on paperwork just fine, but now it won't.

Particularly interested to hear from people with four names (How do you fit them on paperwork that asks for First, Middle, & last?) and people who mostly go by a middle name (When do you use which name? How do you fill in forms? When is it an issue, and how do you resolve it?)

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