*L* Well what can I say. My name was Denise on my birth certificate. In 1976 as I was growing up in Encinitas California I decided I had to be different and I changed the spelling of my name to as you see it now. It does make buying those pre printed mugs and keychains a tad difficult but I still have always liked the spelling better.

I went my whole adult life up to the age of 39 with my name spelled with way. I never had it done by the courts. I never had a problem..all my paychecks, tax records etc were all spelled Denyce. Even my BS degree from Penn State is spelled this way. So imagine my consternation when I go to Social Security to change my last name from my maiden name to my new married name. They told me I had to go to court to change the spelling of my first name. That I was going to be in BIG trouble if I didn't do this. The IRS is going to catch up with me . Like what were they going to do. I had been paying taxes with my SS number and using this spelling for all these years. But I go to court...go through the silly little hoops they make you go through only to have the Judge tell me that he doesnt' understand why I am there...I can spell my name any way I want too!!! But he signed the paperwork anyway and SS was finally as happy as they could be

And my cats name is Brianna. I like good Irish names.