How do you have an alias?

Question:I want to go by a different name because well I HATE my real name spelling and my last name is horrid! Can it be considered an alias to be known by a different name and a dif spelling of my first name. I have no criminal record and intend on keeping it that way, but what makes it an alias?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to go by a different name because well I HATE my real name spelling and my last name is horrid! Can it be considered an alias to be known by a different name and a dif spelling of my first name. I have no criminal record and intend on keeping it that way, but what makes it an alias?

An Alias is another name you are known by, many people use them because they are convenient, or less embarrassing.

Vice President Quayle used an alias because his real name was Jay Danforth Quayle and Jay Quayle sounded like some sort of bird brain. So he had everyone call hin "Dan". Whenever he signed a legal document of course he would sign with his full legal name.

As long as you do that it can be a handy way to keep track of who really knows you in any case. Many people only know me as Dragon or Dragon and my last name. It makes it easy to find in the phone book, and if someone calls Mr. Dragon on the phone, or asks for Mrs Dragon, I know they are selling something. ;-)

you just call yourself by somehting else and others will come to know you by it

An alias is when you change your name illegally. You have to go through a court hearing to change your name legally. Even the spelling. You must use your birth name as it is on your birth certificate for any legal dealings. And it costs money to file and all that stuff. That is so that most people think twice before legally changing their names and clog up the court system with frivolous stuff.

You are on here as an Alias, you can be who you want to be. Just be true to your self.

In the US; the federal courts have overwhelmingly ruled that changing one's name at will, by common law, is clearly one's Constitutional right. Nonetheless, one may still choose to have a court issued name change.

Usually a person can adopt any name desired for any reason; most states allow one to legally change their name by usage only. There are differences in specific requirements among U.S. states, and usually a court order is the most efficient way to change names (which would be applied for in a state court). It is necessary to plead that the name change is not for a fraudulent or other illegal purpose (such as evading a lien or debt, or for defaming someone).
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The word ALIAS basically means:
1) otherwise called; otherwise known as
2) an assumed name
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To change a name by "usage" simply means that after you decide upon a name and how it is spelled and you begin to use it in all your affairs and legal transactions. You open accounts in that name, sign this name on contracts, checks, letters, etc.
A commonm example of "usage" would be when a couple marries. The wife, husband, or even both assume a new surname as of thier wedding day and it is considered their legal name... as long as that is the name they always use from that day forward.
If you would like to change your name, simply do so. Begin to use the name of your choice in all matters as of a day of your choice. Contact your current accounts and request they change the name, etc.