What should I put for preferred name?

If you always go by your nickname, it’s perfectly acceptable to list it rather than the name you were given at birth. For instance, you can put down “Brad” instead of “Bradley,” or use “Lucy” instead of “Lucinda.”

What is a preferred last name?

Can I go by a preferred name?

What is a chosen name?

Why are preferred names important?

Why Are Preferred Names Important? Calling a person by his or her preferred name shows respect. identity/expression prevents that person from being the subject of questions.

How do you write a full name with a nickname?

What is the proper style for inserting a person’s nickname into his or her written full name? Most stylebooks specify placing the nickname after the forename and enclosing it in quotation marks. Some stylebooks say parentheses may be used instead.

How do I change my name?

Can my name be my pronoun?

While from a strictly English Language Arts perspective, the current rules of grammar would mean that using a name is not a pronoun, as it takes the place of a noun, does not mean one need use pronouns. That means that using the phrase, “please don’t use a pronoun for me” or “use my name instead of/in lieu of/etc.