Reddit, the woman who legally changed her name more than a year ago explained she was born "Emma-Leigh Izobel [Lastname]", but was known by those around her as "Em" instead. "Mom likes unique names, and yes my siblings have similarly weird names.
And yes, the hyphen in my first name was a pain in the a**," she said. Despite feeling an incredible sense of distaste for her name, she said that ultimately, she decided to change her name for "professional purposes".
More than 12 months on, she finally built up the courage to share the fact that she changed her name with her family - and, as expected - they were not thrilled. "I'm now Emily Isabelle[ Lastname.] I changed it for professional purposes since I felt my old name wasn’t suited for a.
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