Yesterday, the Travis County, Texas District Court approved my request for a legal name change. Effective immediately, my legal name is now Duncan McAlynn. The reasons for this change are family related and personal, but suffice it to say that it’s something that has been under consideration for a number of years and recent events have finally swayed me into making the change.
Questions:
Why McAlynn?
It’s a family name derived from Flynn meaning “son of the red-haired man”. In Irish, the “Mc” in a name refers to “son of”. So, in this case, McAlynn originally referred to the son-of a Lynn.
How Do You Pronounce It?
The common pronunciation is Mac-Ah-Lynn. However, to hear my family in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland say it, you’d hear: Mac an Luhn. Either is correct, I suppose.
Why Now?
I’ve wanted to do this for several years, but previous situations didn’t lend me the opportunity. Being engaged to married this summer, I figured now is the best time so that my bride will not have to undergo the ordeal of changing her name twice.
Will Your Current Email Address Still Work?
Yes.
What About Your ‘Public’ Image?
This proves to be the most tricky part of it all and will require some P.R. work. For a while, I’ll continue to post articles, update my blog and publicly present as:
“(Larry) Duncan McAlynn”
As you can see, the name reads properly to be recognized as Larry Duncan, but also leads to a transition to Duncan McAlynn.
Posted
Feb 02 2005, 08:59 AM
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lduncan