Should one change the spelling of their first name

[Maria2012 16]

Let me start by saying that I work a job where I have to say my first name a lot ( sales job) and people need to remeber it. While I don't mind repeating it/ spelling it, I just read an article with the title

"Is your name hard to pronounce? Then people DON'T trust you: Simple names make people seem 'familiar and less risky'"

So my question is for people who did change their first names

Did you notice a change in your professional/ personal interactions with stranges after the change.

Edited February 28, 2014 by Maria2012

[flora01 37]

Your heading is 'should one change spelling of first name'?

Then you are asking question to those who have changed their names.

I didn't change my first name so i can just answer the first question.

It all depends on you,how you are comfortable.

Name is not needed to be changed for gaining confidence in profession or for the convenience of others.

You can keep a nick name,many people have kept nick name easy to spell and speak.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

You're free to ask people to call you whatever you wish. Just because your name is 'Superhardtopronounceinenglish' doesn't mean you can't say - Hi, call me Bob.

Up to you.

On a personal note, my daughter has an African name which was fine in Canada but people turn their noses up at it here and refuse to learn how to pronounce it so she goes by a short form of her middle name....easier for her

Edited February 28, 2014 by Udella&Wiz

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

My husband has a weird to pronounce Scandinavian first name and sometimes he will just go by the first letter of his name or make an Americanized version of it.