@BlurredPixels @pixelfed @schykle You could just make another Pixelfed account at a different instance! That way you can use whatever account name you want.

You don't have to make an account at the main Pixelfed instance, in fact it's better to spread the user load by having many medium-sized instances! See here for more info: https://fedi.tips/which-server-should-i-join-how-do-i-find-out-more-about-a-server/

(The article is about Mastodon but really the same applies to Pixelfed.)