Complex Blog » name change http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 5 Athletes Who Should Legally Change Their Name http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/02/5-athletes-who-should-legally-change-their-name/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/02/5-athletes-who-should-legally-change-their-name/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:45:15 +0000 justinm http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/02/5-athletes-who-should-legally-change-their-name/ chad_ocho_cinco.jpg
Last week, predictably unpredictable Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco. The new surname is an old nickname he gave himself for his number (85) in 2006 during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Complex thinks the move is crazy'crazy brilliant, that is. If all famous athletes flipped it up like Ocho Cinco, sports would be a lot less bland. But since most athletes don’t have it in them, we renamed five of the biggest athletes in the U.S. so they wouldn’t have to.

Read on to see how to address them now…

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