What’s in a name? Quite a bit, though usually nothing we chose ourselves — except for those who dislike theirs so strongly that they change it, that is.

Maybe you share your first name with several family members from generations past whose moniker was better suited to the 19th century than it is to the 21st, or maybe you think your parents knocked it out of the park when they named you. If you aren’t a fan of yours but don’t want to go through the process of formally changing it, which really is a hassle, there are always self-applied nicknames — or, if you’ve got a good one, just go by your middle name.