faithless78 (anyway) 
too famous name to just throw it away now. (unless you really want to change it).
I am torn between GavHumphreys, for complete clarity, and faithless78 for all the other reasons!
I did indeed. I did that because we were told we ought to use our real names on the new one - something I donāt really like doing on the internet, to be honest!
Canāt you just change your name to faithless78 by deed poll?
(Iām changing mine to KR4 768C in order to have a personalised numberplate.)
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Wps, must have missed that oneā¦
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I think āwarmly encouraged to use real namesā was what we were aiming forā¦
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I could, but that would cost money, and would be tricky to explain to the family!! 
A deed poll is a legal document that proves a change of name. You can change any part, add or remove names and hyphens, or change spelling. It doesnāt cost anything to make your own deed poll. Specialist agencies and solicitors may charge a fee to do it for you.
Change your name by deed poll - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll/overview
Which wonāt help with the explanation to your family!
By the way, if you want to make a ward clerk in a hospital cry, have a long medical history with several sets of notes and then change your name. The ward clerk will have to change your name on the computer, which will take 5 minutes. But then he will have to re-lable every single sheet of your medical notes, perhaps hundreds of pages, with a new name lable.
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See I always thought you needed to do this through a solicitor. I remember someone saying it cost them around Ā£25 to do. OK, not exactly ābreaking the bankā sort of money, but Ā£25 is still Ā£25!
Mind you, I should imagine any name change would be a chore for anyone - including the person changing his/her name. Just as well Iām not thinking of changing my name to that of a certain town on Ynys Mon anytime soonā¦ 