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changing your name

Podcast Episodes

The Baby Names Podcast #60: Changing Your Name Pt. 2 – Transgender Renaming
Jennifer Moss September 15, 2020December 16, 2024

Episode 60 – This is the second in a two-part episode about Changing Your Name. Jennifer is joined by guest host Kees Wiederspan, social media manager for BabyNames.com and a long-time member of our names community. We also speak with Dr. Olivia Danforth about changing your name through the gender transitioning process. Choosing a new…
Baby Names Lists & Trends

I’m Not a “Chelsi” Anymore
Jennifer Moss February 17, 2019April 8, 2019

Dear Jennifer, What is your opinion on legally changing your name simply because you don’t like it? I’m 30, and I’ve never liked my name. It just doesn’t feel like “me.” I was born “Chelsea,” and started spelling it “Chelsi” when I was 13 in an effort to improve how I felt about my name….