{"id":10511,"date":"2022-07-14T05:40:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:40:07","slug":"how-to-change-name-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Name on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a65972c2ea1e\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a65972c2ea1e\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a65972c2ea1e\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-facebook\/#How_to_Change_Name_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Change Name on Facebook\">How to Change Name on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-facebook\/#Can_you_keep_your_maiden_name_on_Facebook\" title=\"Can you keep your maiden name on Facebook?\">Can you keep your maiden name on Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-facebook\/#Can_you_change_a_businesss_page_name_without_notifying_everyone\" title=\"Can you change a business&#8217;s page name without notifying everyone?\">Can you change a business&#8217;s page name without notifying everyone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-facebook\/#Can_you_change_your_name_in_different_languages\" title=\"Can you change your name in different languages?\">Can you change your name in different languages?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Change Name on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DLFLNR1.jpg\" alt=\"how to change name on facebook\"> <\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering how to change name on Facebook? There are some steps that you should follow so that you can update your name without notifying your friends. Here are some useful tips:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_keep_your_maiden_name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Can you keep your maiden name on Facebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure how to change your name on Facebook, don&#8217;t worry! The social media giant has made it easy to add your maiden name to your profile. Just click on the About link in the menu bar located below your cover photo. Then, scroll down to the &#8220;Edit your about&#8221; section and click on the &#8220;Add another name&#8221; link. Click on &#8220;Maiden name&#8221; and choose it.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that Facebook allows you to keep your maiden name, too. While you&#8217;re not allowed to change your real name, you can add your maiden name to your profile. Then, you&#8217;re set. But you should note that Facebook limits the number of times you can change your name. In other words, if you want to change your display name, you have to change your main name first.<\/p>\n<p>You can also add a married name to your profile. If you marry someone with the same last name, it doesn&#8217;t matter. Since it&#8217;s only a coincidence, you can keep your maiden name. You can even use a nickname. Using your maiden name on Facebook is totally fine if you are a journalist. After all, your profile is your own. That way, no one else can use it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_change_a_businesss_page_name_without_notifying_everyone\"><\/span>Can you change a business&#8217;s page name without notifying everyone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re one of the many business owners on Facebook, you probably have questions like &#8220;Can I change the name of my page on Facebook without notifying everyone?&#8221; Here are some answers to these questions and other common questions about business pages on Facebook. After all, you are the one who runs the page, not everyone else! So how can you change a business page name on Facebook without notifying everyone?<\/p>\n<p>First, you&#8217;ll want to know that you can&#8217;t change the name of a page if you&#8217;re suspended. If you haven&#8217;t followed page name guidelines, your page could be suspended. In this case, changing the name of a page won&#8217;t be possible unless Facebook employees decide to review it and approve it. Facebook&#8217;s approval process usually takes at least three business days.<\/p>\n<p>First, make sure your page has a unique name. If it doesn&#8217;t, it may be due to another user trying to change the name. To make sure that the name you&#8217;ve chosen is still available to other people, you&#8217;ll need to change it in the settings section of your page. To do this, first log in to Facebook. In the left hand side, click on Settings. Then, go to the &#8220;About&#8221; tab and click on Edit Name.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_change_your_name_in_different_languages\"><\/span>Can you change your name in different languages?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you live in a country where the language of the name you want is not available in the list, you can change your name on Facebook. You can change your name in different languages if you like, but you have to follow the same rules as for other languages. This way, you will be able to identify yourself among your friends. The language-specific names will appear in parenthesis next to your name. This feature is currently available in a few countries. However, Facebook may expand the list in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to change your name on Facebook is to translate it from the original one to the language of your choice. There are several languages that are available for this. You can choose the one that best suits your preferences. Then, follow the standard rules of the platform to change your name on Facebook. More information on the languages supported is available at Facebook&#8217;s website. Changing your name on Facebook is easy. Just follow these steps.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have done this, go to the Settings page and click on the language you want to use. You&#8217;ll notice several tabs. The first one is Language. This is the language used for titles, buttons, and other content on Facebook. You can change the language by clicking the Edit link under Languages. After changing the language, click Save Changes. You can also change your name to another language if you prefer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Change Name on Facebook Are you wondering how to change name on Facebook? There are some steps that you should follow so that you can update your name without notifying your friends. Here are some useful tips: Can you keep your maiden name on Facebook? 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