Welcome Maria Bratman...Christina Aguilera Changing Her Name

Just days after her wedding to music industry exec Jordan Bratman, Christina Aguilera is making another big announcement. She is considering changing her legal name to Maria Bratman. She explained that many things are changing in her life, and she may want to use her new husband's last name and her middle name, Maria, instead of her first name. She says she will continue to use Christina Aguilera, or XTina, for short, as her professional name. A new album is due out next spring.

Name change information.

Photo: Miranda Penn Turin, courtesy RCA Records