Text of the provision
Sec. 4. Grounds for Change of First Name or Nickname. – The petition for change of first name or nickname may be allowed in any of the following cases:
(1) The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce.
(2) The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that by that first name or nickname in the community: or
(3) The change will avoid confusion.
Administrative Correction of Clerical or Typographical Errors in Civil Registry Entries, Republic Act No. 9048 (2001). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
A first name or nickname may be changed if it is ridiculous, tainted with dishonor, or extremely difficult to write or pronounce; if the new name has been habitually and continuously used and the petitioner is publicly known by it; or if the change will avoid confusion.
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