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It is extremely common for teenagers, especially girls, to go through a phase where they hate their names and tell their parents they wish they had named them something else. She may well change her mind about this in a few years. Personally I would tell her she can be called anything she want --it's perfectly legal to go by any name one wants to as long as there is no intention to defraud--, and if she wants to legally change her name after she turns 18 and can afford the small cost, she can do it. But that doesn't obligate you to help her do it.