Last week I emailed someone in HR about my upcoming name change to enquire about that and getting my gender info updated (mainly to ask if I'd need an enrolled deed poll or if an unenrolled one would suffice) and she called me today to explain that whatever docs I had would be fine and that she's helped some other trans people to update their info at work.

Time to really think about what I want my name to be! Already decided on my first name but wondering if I want to change my surname too

I've considered "Renamon" as a middle name but the HMPO states no names that could "breach trademark or copyright laws" and I'm pretty sure it'd fall under that, lol.

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@renbymon "Rena" probably wouldn't breach any copyright or trademark!
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@Felthry @renbymon Plus "Rena" is a "real" name (as much as I *hate* that phrase) so it'd be fine c:

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