Does anybody else sometimes change the names of premades

I don't mind their original name but if I decided to play some of the townie I tend to give them a middle name.

I don't think I would like to change any premade sim names. I'm fine changing the random townie names though since a lot of them are bad foreign names that I don't really like.

I don't. If they are in the game already and have a name, they keep that name. I only name Sims I put in the game or that is born in the game. I tend to play a lot of Sims and don't really want to pick names for any that already have one. LOL.

I do wonder though if I got a sim with a name I really disliked if that might prompt me to change it - but so far I don't tend to.

The only premade I've ever considered changing their name is Johnny Zest since he's actually a Landgraab. But in the end I resisted because I figured he gave himself that last name, it's a stage name, so I think it must mean something personally to him. In some save files I have moved him back into the Landgraab estate with Malcolm though after their parents are gone.

Sometimes I don't change their last names after a marriage to one of my Sims either. Not everyone automatically changes their last name after getting married. Especially celebrities, authors, etc. 9/10 times I'll change it, but there's been a few I haven't for various reasons.

I have no qualms about changing townie names, but that's another subject. :)

Nope. Changing their name would feel weird to me since I know them by their originals.

I don't personally change the names of premades because the association is too strong and I've never felt a reason to. I would probably change their surnames if they got married, but that's it. I do however change the names of randomly generated sims (if I don't delete them first, that is), particularly if I can't pronounce their original name or it just doesn't suit the sim. The beauty of sims though is you can play it however you like, so you can and should change the names if you want to. People in real life sometimes change their names too, so why not? :)

The only time where I changed a premade's name is when I changed Brant Hecking into a woman so I renamed her Brandi.

Otherwise I don't change their names.

I removed the “III” from J Huntington’s name because I think it looks weird if he has kids for it to be part of their names too. Other than that, no. Unless marrying Summer Holiday to a guy sim counts. Now she’s Summer Lockhart.

Once in a while I’ll change their names, I have a lot of ongoing saves and sometimes just want to mix it up.

Yes I do, a lot. There is only so many sims named Tanaka, Mori, Ghandi, Geffedi, Mosouni and so on that I can tolerate. Ever since I bought CL every premade generated has a Far Eastern/middle eastern name, it’s not diverse. I’ve went so far as eliminating premades with mods, because the regeneration of same names and weird outfits is beyond annoying.