A British woman identified as ‘L. A.’ has taken to social media to express her frustration after a government agency allegedly pressured her to change her name and refused to recognize it as valid.
The incident was shared via a post on her TikTok page, where she explained that her original birth certificate clearly spells her name as “L. A.” — with both letters capitalized and separated by dots — and was signed by her parents.
However, after recently applying for a new birth certificate, she was shocked to receive a document that spelled her name as “La,” omitting the dots and altering the intended format.
According to her, this isn’t just a minor typo but a misrepresentation of her actual name, which she insists must include the two capital letters and periods.
In her words: “The government is trying to get me to change my name. Thieves sent me letters. My name is L. A., it is in the first name section of my birth certificate. I applied for a new birth certificate.”
“When it came, it says La — there were no dots. Anybody who knows me knows when writing my name, you’ll write it correctly. I don’t care if you don’t understand the dots; my name has two dots and capital letters.”
As her video made its way across social media, many users flooded the comment section with mixed reactions, some supporting her stance while others found the situation amusing or confusing.
See some reactions below:
shanaebritishx: “L.A. Is a crazy name omg.”
Niinahxo: “If Elon Musk can name his child a mathematical formula all sorts of symbols a simple full stop they want you to disown??”
wealthy2025: “TAKE THEM TO COURT!!!!! they signed an official government document with that name. Dun the argument and TAKE THEM TO COURT!!”
Romanii: “get a solicitor that’s crazy. you can’t have a name issued at birth and now as an adult they want to change it for their convenience.”
Taz: “Your parents set you up for chaos. I’d get tired of correcting ppl. I’d be like, just call me LALA.”
Cat☝️: “yet your birth registration was accepted why they starting now?”
whatintheworld2376: “This is actually so random and funny 😂🤣 I need the back story on how ur name originated.”
Marina: “wait so why doesn’t your username on tiktok have the dots if they’re important to you.”
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@lacartierofficial They cannot be for real!!! …. It’s not happening! #UniqueNames #BabyNames #FYP #UKGirls #NameMeaning