Can I move my middle name to my first name when I get married?

I have gone by my middle name my entire life and Im sick of it. I am constantly having to explain to people that I am "A" on paper when I introduced m

I have gone by my middle name my entire life and I'm sick of it. I am constantly having to explain to people that I am "A" on paper when I introduced myself as "B" when I met them. My question is when I get married can I drop my first name instead of my middle name and make my maiden name my new middle name? So if my maiden name was Jane Elizabeth Doe, and I marry John Smith, my new name would be Elizabeth Doe Smith.

or:I have gone by my middle name my entire life and I'm sick of it. I am constantly having to explain to people that I am \"A\" on paper when I introduced myself as \"B\" when I met them. My question is when I get married can I drop my first name instead of my middle name and make my maiden name my new middle name? So if my maiden name was Jane Elizabeth Doe, and I marry John Smith, my new name would be Elizabeth Doe Smith.


or:When you are over the age of 18 you can legally change your name to whatever you'd like! :)

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