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Beachballl · 07/09/2016 23:30

Not the best at IT have a Facebook page which I would like to keep, however I would like to change my name to make it less ovious who I am. Can any one advise the best way to go about this.

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WorraLiberty · 07/09/2016 23:33

I have no idea but I Googled for you...

To change your name on Facebook:

Review our name standards.
Click in the top right of Facebook and select Settings.
Click Name.
Enter your name and click Review Change.
Enter your password and click Save Changes.
Skweeki · 07/09/2016 23:33

I put my middle name as my surname...

Beachballl · 08/09/2016 17:39

Thanks I tried to google it but nothing came up
Must have been my search

Will give it a go
And thanks for the name ideas !

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MetalMidget · 08/09/2016 17:46

Just a warning - if you go by a completely different pseudonym, Facebook may lock and ban your account, as you're meant to use your real name. They don't actively check, as far as I know though, they rely on people reporting the fake names, so as long as your friends are decent, you should be fine.

ReginaBlitz · 08/09/2016 21:28

You can't do it anymore. You have to have your own real name. They don't even allow nick names anymore.

Redglitter · 08/09/2016 21:31

A load of my colleagues have fake names and nick names, names deliberately misspelled and middle names so far no one's had any problems

FruitCider · 08/09/2016 21:33

I don't have my real name on Facebook, they once asked me why and when I explained they unlocked my account.

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