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There are over two million Smiths in the U.S. I imagine plenty of them aren't bothered by having the most common last name in the country. I was that one-in-two-million gal with a remarkable talent for being uncomfortable.... As a Smith, I never felt anything I ever said or accomplished was worth attributing to me because the name I had was so nondescript, a laughable attempt at identification. Growing up, I found myself looking forward to getting married so I could have someone else's name.
I never wanted to give the impression that I was abandoning who I'd been up to that point, and I actually did like the aesthetics of my name. I decided I would change my last name by only a few letters. I considered several mostly unheard-of combinations of letters that began with S and usually ended in th, but again and again Sayth was the one I arrived at. What better way to assert my voice than to have the verb "say" in my name?
After I made the change, I started feeling better, fast.
This woman was upset that her name was so simple and familiar-Natalie Smith. So she changed her name to Natalie Sayth. Now, I know some people need to consider changing their name but really, really...
There are over two million Smiths in the U.S. I imagine plenty of them aren't bothered by having the most common last name in the country. I was that one-in-two-million gal with a remarkable talent for being uncomfortable.... As a Smith, I never felt anything I ever said or accomplished was worth attributing to me because the name I had was so nondescript, a laughable attempt at identification. Growing up, I found myself looking forward to getting married so I could have someone else's name.
I never wanted to give the impression that I was abandoning who I'd been up to that point, and I actually did like the aesthetics of my name. I decided I would change my last name by only a few letters. I considered several mostly unheard-of combinations of letters that began with S and usually ended in th, but again and again Sayth was the one I arrived at. What better way to assert my voice than to have the verb "say" in my name?
After I made the change, I started feeling better, fast.
This woman was upset that her name was so simple and familiar-Natalie Smith. So she changed her name to Natalie Sayth. Now, I know some people need to consider changing their name but really, really...
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