Preferred Name

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Hi i’ve changed my preferred name only on my account. - when i send money or transfer money will that transfer show my preferred name in the recievers account

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No, it shows your legal name.

3

Thanks - Monzo just said my preferred name -

4

Dan’s either wrong, or it’s changed since then (that post is over 4 years old).

Transfers to me (with various bank accounts) from my brother’s Monzo have always shown their preferred name not their legal name. Even the confirmation of payee system uses the preferred name.

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Send 1p to someone you know and then you’ll know for certain.

6

How strange - transfers from my Monzo to my other accounts show my legal first name (Daniel not Dan!) but doesn’t include my middle name. So it’s my legal name but only first / surname of it.

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Is it different for preferred names that are completely different for gender reasons compared to just a variation on your legal, perhaps?

The answer from Monzo support above was that they’ll use the preferred name, so it’s curious your experience differs.

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I don’t actually know - I will try and get an answer on this because it’s been a long time since I last asked the question :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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