We do pronounce it the same in my country, so that is not a problem here. I really do want to changed it, and stop using my middlename, because my fathers surname is a long name.. And it is unpractical when I sign things because it can be hard to get enough space for my full name.. it is really annoying! I want
Cassandra and just my fathers surname because I feel that they are strong names at their own, I don't feel that I would need a middlename. But you are right that I probably need a good reason to take away my mothers surname.. But it is a very boring surname, I swear that you can find thousands of people with that surname here in Norway. I guess I need to check some rules about it. Thank you for your opinion!