I'm changing my name to Frank, what do you think? [poll]

[sixone]

If that's what you want to do, go for it. That's the beauty of our great country.

 

[yhelothar]

hi frank, can i have some beans?

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
the OP doesn't say he is ashamed of his birth name

but then it doesn't say he isn't either

the OP didn't give a reason

Okay I check the edit.

 

[FoBoT]

i still like Frank! :thumbsup:

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

haha. that made me crack up!

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

Btw, I'm planning on keeping my original first name as a middle name.

what is the name?

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

Maybe he wants to forget.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

what if he changes his name to Michael? (Michael Jackson?)

 

[larry89]

Name yourself Raymond

 

[Cook1]

Eh, just keep your name. I don't like my first name but I live with it anyways.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Rock Hydra

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

Maybe he wants to forget.

it'll take a lot more than just changing his name if he wants to forget his culture or skin color

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor
Changing my name to Frank on my citizenship app from a traditional muslim name. The name refers to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. So what do you guys think? Any other suggestions?

Reasons why I want to change my name:
1. Not an easy name for people to remeber
2. I've denounced my religion of Islam. Now I'm atheist/agnosic
3. Don't like it personally
4. Really hard to pronounce for most people

That doesn't mean you should turn you back on your heritage IMO, remember, even if you change your name to Frank, you still won't be white 🙂

Thanks for pulling the race card. Btw, just b/c I'm changing my name doesn't mean I'm turning back on my heritage, anyways, I'm planning on keeping my old name as a middle name instead which i stated in the thread.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Frank is not too cool a name. Makes me think of a 60 year old chainsmoker. Why not something cool like "Zacharius" or "Wedge"?

 

[GoPackGo]

Too many immigrants in the past were forced to change their name in hopes to "conform"


It's your decision, but if you are going to change, why not go for something like "George Herbert Walker"?? 😉

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Frank is not too cool a name. Makes me think of a 60 year old chainsmoker. Why not something cool like "Zacharius" or "Wedge"?

I like "Zacharius." I think i'll add that to my list of options.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Gl4di4tor

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Frank is not too cool a name. Makes me think of a 60 year old chainsmoker. Why not something cool like "Zacharius" or "Wedge"?

I like "Zacharius." I think i'll add that to my list of options.

Moussaoui

 

[Adul]

I'll be Frank with you. Frankly speaking, I think you should choose a different name. Unless you are swiss and want to be refer to as money(franc).


Though there are some good points..

Member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the western Roman Empire in the 5th century.

The Franks lived east of the Rhine River in the 3rd century and came under Roman influence. They gained control of northern Gaul by 494 and southern Gaul by 507, and the conversion of their leader Clovis I to Catholic Christianity won them the support of the clergy and the Gallo-Roman population in Gaul. The Franks established one of the most powerful kingdoms of the early Middle Ages, ruling lands in present-day France (to which they gave their name), Belgium, and western Germany. The Merovingian dynasty to which Clovis belonged was succeeded by the Carolingian dynasty, whose most notable ruler, Charlemagne, created a great empire across Christian Europe. The division of the realm in the 9th century and the subsequent dissolution of a unified Frankish empire foreshadowed the formation of the modern countries of western Europe.

 

[chambersc]

what's your original name? you can PM me if you want, i won't tell.

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: bigrash
i dont understand why people are so ashamed of their name that they gotta legally change it. i got a tradional muslim name too and i remember wanting to change it when i was young but now that i think about it, it would have been dumb. the only way I would change my name is if my parents gave me some dumbass names like crimefighter, moonunit or pilot (yes, all real names).

Is your name difficult to pronounce?

 

[Xyclone]

Be proud of your traditional name! Show your heritage!

 

[jadinolf]

I had an uncle Frank. I like it.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Change it to "Anandtech Moderator".

That's taken. 😉

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Be proud of your traditional name! Show your heritage!

Okay, I'm gonna start ignoring people who keep mentioning this heritage bs, my main reason for changing my name is becasue its difficult for people to say and remeber. jeez.

 

[Queasy]

"Lighten up Francis"