Change Skype Account Name?

Hello Community, when I started on skype I was alot younger than I am now and have a skype name that is young and funky. Now that I am using skype professionally is it possible to change my skype name to something more normal or do I have to setup a new account for this.
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Hi, JimmyCee, and welcome to the Community,
Skype does not permit account names to be changed once they are created; while you could change the name as it is displayed, this may not be helpful to you. More details in this FAQ article: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA110/can-i-change-my-skype-name-or-display-name-in-skype-for-windo...
If changing the display name does not work, you should consider creating a new account.
Regards,
Elaine
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