Megan Geers- Identity of our names

I can understand why McHandles changed his name. I can’t stand my name, mostly because everyone has that name. I am almost never the only Megan in my class. But it bothers me when others have my name and I always feel weird saying it, whether I am working in a group or with my friend Megan. I have gone through so many other names for myself like Sara, Julie, Julia, Katerina, Anjella (pronounced An-yell-a), and Thea. My favorite is Anjella, especially since I found out my parents were originally going to name me that, but they decided against it because they thought I would have trouble pronouncing it. Now I can’t believe they chose Megan, but they said back when I was a baby it wasn’t that popular of a name.
I think because so many others have my name it strangles my identity a bit. It feels like I’m living someone else’s life. I don’t look at changing my name as rebellion against my parents; I look at it as differentiating myself from the crowd. I want people to know me as being different and not just another part of the “Megan Generation”!