{"id":125,"date":"2005-10-19T22:04:40","date_gmt":"2005-10-20T05:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hotpepper.ca\/archives\/2005\/10\/the-evolution-of-my-name\/"},"modified":"2005-10-19T22:04:40","modified_gmt":"2005-10-20T05:04:40","slug":"the-evolution-of-my-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2005\/10\/19\/the-evolution-of-my-name\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of My Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people take their current name for granted. These same people have probably never had their name changed. Many probably have assumed the same about my name: Kim Jason Joseph Benoit Siever. After all, if I, the holder of my name, can assume it, why shouldn’t others?<\/p>\n

In reality, it’s not the case. While I may go by that name, legally it’s not my name. In fact, the earliest documentation I have of this name being recorded was when I was ordained an elder a month before my mission.<\/p>\n

I first realised something was odd when I received my birth certificate in 1987 and saw that not only was “Benoit” not on it, but the other two middle names were in the other’s place.<\/p>\n

Recently, I’ve been reviewing old documents and discovered that my name has gone through quite the roller coaster ride. Come share the ride.<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s the inside front page of my baby book and it reads “Kim, Joe, Jason, Ben”. I am not sure of the date it was written, but it possible predates my baptism certificate (dated five days after my birth). If so, it is the earliest documentation I have for my name. The roller coaster starts there.<\/p>\n

\"Catholic<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s from my Catholic baptism certificate. The baptism took place five days after I was born. Here my name is “Kim Joseph Jason Ben Siever”.<\/p>\n

\"Birth<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s my birth certificate. It’s based on my baptismal certificate, and now every other legal identification is based off it. It reads “Kim Joseph Jason Siever”. For whatever reason, “Ben” was not included. My birth was registered the day after the baptism.<\/p>\n

\"Blessing<\/a><\/p>\n

When I was five, my parents joined the Mormon church. I was blessed in the church nine months later. This is my blessing certificate and here my name is “Kim Jason Joseph Ben Siever”. This may be the first occurrence when “Jason” is put at the front, a precursor to my current name.<\/p>\n

\"Deacon<\/a><\/p>\n

Within seven years, I took the last name of my step-father (who for all intents and purposes I consider my dad). I don’t recall when I started going by “Haysom”, but I believe I was around eight. Anyhow, that’s my deacon ordination certificate. I’m not sure where the “Benjamin” came from, but it’s the only occurrence I’ve seen of it.<\/p>\n

\"Deacon<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s my priest ordination certificate, where I am listed as “Kim Jason Joseph Ben Siever”. By the time I was sixteen, I needed to get a job. I couldn’t get a social insurance number under Haysom, since it was never legally changed. I started going by Siever again.<\/p>\n

\"Elder<\/a><\/p>\n

This is my certificate for when I was ordained an elder. I received it in October 1992, a month before my misison. It was the earliest official occurrence I have found where my name is as I use it now.<\/p>\n

There you go. The roller coaster that is now my name. Legally, my name is Kim Joseph Jason Siever. That’s what’s on my birth certificate, my SIN, my driver’s license and so forth. Sometimes I bug Mary that we’re not even legally married since the name on our marriage certificate is different from that on my birth certificate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most people take their current name for granted. These same people have probably never had their name changed. Many probably have assumed the same about my name: Kim Jason Joseph Benoit Siever. After all, if I, the holder of my name, can assume it, why shouldn’t others? In reality, it’s not the case. 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