Was it inside a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign saying "Beware of the leopard” ?
Same here, my birth certificate lists my mothers husband as my father. Cute trick since he hadn’t met her till I was 4.
Though, my original birth certificate was wrong too, my mother listed her first husband as my father even though he wasn’t. So, I’ve never had a BC that was correct.
In that case they probably said “the poor guy is used to having things short, so why not his name?”
Not just for this problem, but I would recommend you go to court and obtain a name change certificate and keep it with your birth certificate.
That’s not true. “Legal Name” is a very hazy concept. Practically speaking, you don’t even neccessarily have to get it changed by a judge if you don’t wish to do so. If it identifies you, it’s valid. And children definitely don’t need to have it changed by the legal system. They can just pick something and go with it.
My aunt recently had her husband get a copy of her birth certificate. She was surprised to see that it had her birthdate as April 2, instead of the April 20th she has been celebrating for almost 60 years (It wasn’t just a typo, the notarization was dated April 6.) She was a bit upset about this. She eventually decided to get her certificate changed to read the 20th, but to celebrate her birthday on the 2nd. Which I don’t understand.
I’m guessing your aunt’s parents were naughty and had to fudge the math a bit. 
Since she was the youngest of 5, not too likely. :dubious:
Sometimes these name things can be costly. My supervisor’s real estate license said “FirstName LastName” but her business cards said “FirstName LastName MarriedName.” A customer with a beef on some minor incident went to the Real Estate Commission, who then cited her for not using the same name on her cards as her license, as required by law.
She had to pay a fine of $500 for not paying the $5 to change the name on her license!
If you don’t give them a middle name, then I put “NMI”-No Middle Initial- when I fill out their life insurance paperwork so their name becomes Mary NMI Jones.
While technically speaking this may be true in states that recognize common law name change, practically speaking it is bad advice. Just try to get a passport, license or other government document in a name different than that on your birth certificate. I am not saying its impossible. Some people may in fact accomplish this, but the vast majority of people run into difficulty if they do not go through the courts to obtain a legal name change.