To change my name?

[bootolou]

I've name changed just in case as this could be outing but tbh I bet lots of people with my name use Mn.

My name is boo (yes, really )
and tbh i've always disliked it, it reminds me of those cockerpoo/doodletzu/whateverpoo dogs for some reason
By mistake a friend uses english as a second language called me Lou.
And it just felt really right?
I like how it's similar to boo. Wibu to change my name??

Hey Lou, hope you’re having a good Tuesday. You are most definitely NBU to want to change your name. Go for it! 👍🏻

What a nice thread! Go for it.

Hi Lou, do you not think Louisa or something that's not a name for a toilet?

Lou ~ if you're in the UK ~ change it for free here.

www.freedeedpoll.org.uk

@bootolou

LOU is not an actual real name.

Then again, neither is BOO.

Is Boo your first or second name?

Personally I quite like Boo!!

Lou, is Boo short for anything or is that the full name?

ONS has no registrations of Boo in the UK 🤔......is it a nickname or short for something?

You can make life easier and just call yourself Lou, keep 'boo' for paperwork purposes. Much easier and won't upset the pesky parents 😉

I thought you were a Lou the moment you posted 😂

Definitely change it. You could change it to Louisa or Louise or Lois or Lucy and be Lou for short!

Dear Lou, thank you for your interest in the role of .
We would like to invite you for interview on 10th April at 9am.
Etc..

ONS has no registrations of Boo in the UK

I find that very strange, given that Chris Evans has a daughter called Boo.

ONS has no registrations of Boo in the UK

Don't they only record names that are given to more than a certain number of babies in that year, I think its above 3? I highly doubt 30 + years ago there were more than 3 babies called Boo the year the OP was born.

Like Boo Radley? No. I would think about changing to Lou, though.

It's Arthur 'Boo' Radley....
The ONS may be over 3 yes 🤔....fascinating especially given Chris Evans child.
I have a child whose name has never come up thats why I find it so interesting

I wouldn’t change it, it’s unusual. But if you want to then go for it!

Could you change it to Beau? Or a name like Belinda for which Boo could be a plausible nickname?

Louise or Louisa with Lou as short form also really nice. All the Lous I've met have been lovely.

ONS has no registrations of Boo in the UK 🤔......is it a nickname or short for something?

Don't be daft. And she has already said it isn't.

You do you boo :)

Why not change it. People change all kinds of things about themselves that they dislike.

Hi Lou,
I don’t blame you for wanting to change it to a nice normal name. I know people whose lives have been ruined by their parents’ bizarre naming choices. Very unfair.

Are you Ulrika's daughter? I think she has a Boo.

I’m going to be the odd one out here, but if I met a Boo I’d say that was an awesome name. And I’m the same age as you. But I can appreciate it most likely wouldn’t feel that way for the person living with it.

Ulrika’s daughter is Bo

It's Arthur 'Boo' Radley....

I was aware of that. But, thanks, I guess?

Personally I prefer boo to Lou but yanbu it’s totally up to you what you prefer