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datosprivados · 03-09-2008

I know it's an odd question to be asking here, but I have a feeling it's trivial (for now). I can check my states legal website if need be.

But read below, and tell me your opinion.

You see, I'm a sophomore in high school. And my last name is Polish-Germanic. My grandfather when he registered as a US citizen many years ago transcribed it DIRECTLY from the Latin based German Alphabet.

Therefore, it's not phonetic, and many people can't pronounce it worth a shit.

Because of this, I nowadays change the first two letters of my last name from ZW to TSV in school at least. And I might later (or sooner), begin changing how I spell the last letters of my last name to something more phonetic.

Question is, if doing this on a job application, officially kept document, or other such thing. Is it illegal?. Maybe I should wait to change my last name when I'm 18?

And when I do that, can I possibly stipulate multiple spellings?.
P.S. I live in the Northeast USA, if that's any help.

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datosprivados Lurker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NorthEast, USA Age: 16 Posts: 50 Threads: 9 Reputation: -2	Legal status of your name I know it's an odd question to be asking here, but I have a feeling it's trivial (for now). I can check my states legal website if need be. But read below, and tell me your opinion. You see, I'm a sophomore in high school. And my last name is Polish-Germanic. My grandfather when he registered as a US citizen many years ago transcribed it DIRECTLY from the Latin based German Alphabet. Therefore, it's not phonetic, and many people can't pronounce it worth a shit. Because of this, I nowadays change the first two letters of my last name from ZW to TSV in school at least. And I might later (or sooner), begin changing how I spell the last letters of my last name to something more phonetic. Question is, if doing this on a job application, officially kept document, or other such thing. Is it illegal?. Maybe I should wait to change my last name when I'm 18? And when I do that, can I possibly stipulate multiple spellings?. P.S. I live in the Northeast USA, if that's any help.