Once a relic from the early days of the online social universe Second Life, developer Linden Labs last year made surnames available to all users for a premium price of $40.00 USD or local equivalent. Users are not given freedom to craft unique names, but instead choose from a random assortment of surnames available at the time, to match with their own first name.
This is not a big thing for many, and there is nothing stopping someone from naming their character “Sam” for example, but for a select few having a unique first and last name is important. Most people I know who have taken advantage of this offer have been those who had a previously existing last name, and wished to just get rid of it.
Citing “appreciation of [their] Anthro/Furry community in Second Life”, Linden Labs has confirmed that the limited edition last names OwO and UwU will be available to purchase until 8 April 2021. So if this is something you are interested in…. take advantage of it while you can…
For more information on changing your official username, click HERE. To go ahead with changing your username, click HERE.