if i were to change my name, what should it be changed to?

[sugagii]

my name is a flower, and i hate it. i think partly because, as pathetic as it sounds, i have far more bad memories than good memories linked to it. if i changed it, it would be just before a new 'chapter' in my life, as cringey as that sounds, where of course there will be bad experiences too, but it will hopefully be filled with happy memories too! i've never felt 'connected' to my name either. i'm thinking something short, but very beautiful and feminine any suggestions?

I’m sorry to hear that.
What about
Nina
Ines
Honor
Marianne
Anna
Saskia

Erin?

@RickOShay thank you i quite like anna, maybe spelt ana? i was thinking maybe less 'basic' names? simple, beautiful, but not too 'basic'? that might be me being picky though

If you like Anna how about Amelia?

I just googled strong female names and got Audrey which means noble strength.

Ana is lovely!
Anya
Erin
Lucie
Isla
Amy

Would you like to keep the same first letter? Or a total change?

Hope
Lara
Sara
Seren

Eve

any chance you can say which flower? Maybe something that sounds similar but isn't that? Or similar meaning?

I’m completely out of name ideas but maybe an ancestor? Definitely changing mine soon, had it for fifty years and it’s like a joke. Plus it rhymes with an STI.

How about Adaline? Ada for short? I would love to be called this! Good luck choosing your new name I hope it brings lots of happiness to you xx

@Onekidnoclue i wouldn't be specifically looking for the same first letter, but i wouldn't be opposed to it @Lelophants poppy
thanks everyone for the suggestions so far!

How old are you op? I think it sounds better if you choose a name that ‘fits’ with that. I changed my name around 4 years ago, decided to keep the same initial to make signatures etc easier. No regrets, I forget I used to be called anything else now.

I'm in a similar situations, tossing up if I should change my name or not.

Ivy
Ella
Mia
Quinn
Chloe
Belle

Gaia

I like Maya.

Is there an actress or famous person you'd like to name yourself after?

@MeMyselfAye under 21 . i'm moving to korea soon (a teaching job, very very excited!) so i want one that preferably isn't too 'clunky' iyswim, as i plan on spending a very very long time in korea (if not forever!) so i want one that'll be easy for people to pronounce, so i don't have to spend my life trying to explain it everytime i meet someone new! i do like the name ivy, but it doesn't seem very 'me', thank you again everyone!

From experience, people in South Korea struggle with "F" as it isn't in their alphabet or something. My name also starts with "F" and friends from South Korea pronounce it as "P", so Faye becomes Paye.

Ana sounds nice. And good luck with your new job x

Ana is lovely

Katya

Gisele

Greta

Anneliese

Allegra

Beatrice

Iona

@MulticolourMophead thank you that's very sweet i do really like ana, but i worry that people would pronounce it as ar-an (in my head, i imagine it as ah-na, like the way anna is pronounced). i think what i want is a short, sophisticated and beautiful name, which ana is for me, but i do worry about the mid pronounciation and whether it's too 'simple', i know i'm being picky but i want to get it right

Of course you want to get it right, names mean so much to us.

How about

Iris
Daisy
Zillah (is in my family tree)

Just throwing a few odd ones in 😊

Mia could suit.

Elise
Verity
Katie
Molly
Milly