How to add your Pet Name to your Facebook Profile

Facebook is all about sharing and on Facebook you do have an option to add an alternate name in addition to your real name. This is for people who where more popular by their nick names or pet names. You know how it is there are many people that grow up being known by names that where not the names they were given at birth.

Sometimes it is really funny to find out a person's real name. After years of knowing someone by a certain name you finally discover that that is not their real name. It is a very common thing for us to know all our friends by their nick names that have stuck to them. There are also Jr's well whatever the case may be if you have been know by a different name other than the one you were christened by there is a way to make sure all your friends are able to find you on Facebook without a problem.

Yes, social networks would like your friends to continue calling you by you pet name even on the social network. Adds a bit more flare and keeps things going the way it was in real life.

How to add an alternate name on Facebook

1. login to Facebook

2. Click on Account

3. Click on Account Settings

4. Beside 'Name' click on 'Change'

5. You find the option to "Add Full Alternate Name'

This is optional and well have fun.

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