Some time ago I read some of Joe Hill's horror #books. In one novel there was a trope of using "real" #names during summoning souls of deceased ones. Firstly main characters thought it should be names they were given at birth, but it didn't work. It worked when they used their chosen nicknames. And one of them said their legal names were bad past they escaped and chosen names represented they current selves and life they chose for themselves.
I like it very much and I feel this clearly.
And I liked when someone here mentioned "legal names" instead of "real names" while discussing some mainstream social media stupid policies. For me legal name is only dumb label, some identifier in offices to handle formal aspects of life. If I am not attached emotionally to my documents' numbers or debit card's number, why I should be attached to stupid word someone else chosen to call me and added to database?
I need some Polish phrase for "legal name" which would carry the same meaning.
