Got this idea from the husband name thread by the girls,

I wonder if we can officially change our name in Oman like US, and how is it done? The procedures?

-And would you do it?

Slaughter a Rooster I guess :p

I guess you can but the process takes a very long time, besides that, reasonable and convincing reasons are required.

I wouldn't change my name because I'm happy with it. I thank my parents for naming me with this beautiful name :)

Also, when you're done with all the procedures, they have to print your picture and new name in the newspaper so that everyone knows the new you :P

now if you changed you name because of fear of someone, they wouuld know the new name also? just read newspaper?

^I really don't know what the protocol is on an 'extreme' situation like that but as as far as I know, when you change your name, you get published in the newspapers. Look at the bright side though, you'll be eternalized in our media :super:

Don't know about the procedure, but i wouldn't do it.

Nope I wouldn't do it and if some1 is planning to kill me let them try :p

I wouldn't do it. I love my name so much, I would call my daughter that if it wasn't mine, thank God!

It has to be done in the court.

now if you changed you name because of fear of someone, they wouuld know the new name also? just read newspaper?

you are afraid of someone :p

i think if you don't have a good reason to change your name then you can't
and as mentioned above, it takes along time to do it and many steps starting from the internal affairs ministry and ROP and ministry of health, i mean maybe you'll get the approval when you already forgot that you wanted to change your name :D

lol, now das somethin, im not afraid, just an example I see in Hollywood movies.

So better than changing the name is leave the country and run for your life? cool

Yes you can, I know four people who dis at at the age of 35, 28, 26 and 21. I think you need to present a valid reason like... my name is funny...has bad implications…causes confusion.

The reason for the four people I know:

1-The name was demeaning to the named person
2- It was an old Omani name and funny
3- His name was Al-7ajaj
4- His name sounds very Egyptian while he is very Omani so he wanted to avoid confusion -:)


I think the procedure is much easier than before, I think before no one could change his name after the age of 18.

LOL..the question you should ask yourself Riv is WHY WOULD YOU EVEN WANT TO?
you dont like your name??? :p
And in the US it's different..people aren't named after their fathers..whereas here in oman they are!! so i doubt you can change it even if you wanted to..too bad..you are stuck with the name Riv for the rest of your life:rolleyes:

lol, I love both Riv and my real name and don't want to change. Thanks Pygmalion for the info.

I like my name id keep it...sometimes its a nice feeling to have a new name thats way id feel like that i have a new life an all...:p

how is it done? The procedures?

you must go to the ministry of interior they will give you personal statments packing form and also you must go one of the (wali) any of muhafadahat because of taking the execution and end some of the procedures....just fiil the form

-And would you do it?[/B]

yes why not...even now am planning to change my real name to bla bla bla...but it will take long precedurse to end up with some of the statments of changing names...

It's sad to know we have no right in keeping our names after death, ungrateful children, I RAISED YOU! I FED YOU! AND YOU GO AND CHANGE MY NAME AFTER I DIE!

Why does the government allow this.

I guess yeah we can change our names, BUT I WOULDN'T change my name for the world's money... and I have No reason to change my family's name :D

4- His name sounds very Egyptian while he is very Omani so he wanted to avoid confusion -:)


loool... I could soo see an Omani 'Med7at 6al3at'.