Someone I know is planning a name change.

The trouble is, it will leave them with the initials S.A.D.

At this stage, the idea of adding or subtracting something to improve the initals isn't a welcome consideration.

What do BE's think? Would you want to live with those initials?

I'd much prefer SAD than STD í ½í¸Š

Given the profusion of TLA (Three Letter Acronyms) the chances are any initials are likely to mean something. So if your name is Sue Alison Depressed, or indeed Thomas Lee Adam, someone can make something of your name if they want to.

Not something to sweat.

Wouldn't worry about it. If someone wants to make a dumb nickname out of a name or a joke out of initials, it's going to happen regardless, who cares?

I knew a guy from a different authority who was called Paul Mycock. He was in his 40's and decided to change his name but he changed his first name!! Can't remember what to now but before anyone asks it wasn't Suck or anything similar!!!

I used to be CAB and was called "taxi"at school. Now I'm CAP.

Geoffery Otto Davimore

DS initials are S.E.A, which is also the first three letters of his name and his dad was in the Navy - all purely coincidental.

My initials are my initials, in my case don't spell anything, but I wouldn't over think it anyway.

When you say they are changing their name though, is that for any particular reason (like marriage or divorce)? Otherwise it is a pretty unusual thing to do and needs to be timed well. I remember years ago at work, this new PA called Shelly joined, but then two weeks later she announced she wished to be known as Beatrice. It was just weird and I always wondered why she didn't time it a bit better.

My sis's initials are LAW - that's pretty cool really.

Wanna bet?

We reasoned that just about every TLA was overloaded at least 3-5 times, and that was just in the line of work I did. In the end I took a stand again acronyms and gave anything I worked on a real name. Anyone who asked "what does it stand for" got a weird and wonderful acronym explanation thought up on the spot, which was never the same twice.

We had a (male) friend at work, who as part of getting married decided he wanted the surname "DeSilva" - that not being his or her surnames.

Piss was ripped, mercilessly.