What better anniversary gift than the one Portia wants to give her wife. People.com tell us that Portia de Rossi’s second anniversary gift for Ellen DeGeneres? A name change.

The actress, who tied the knot with the talk show host, 52, on Aug. 17, 2008, has asked the court to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, according to a petition filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court.

As for the reason, the papers, which were initially signed by Rossi, 37, in March, say, “Petitioner is taking the last name of her spouse.”

But de Rossi isn’t a DeGeneres just yet. The name change won’t be official until a hearing, scheduled for Sept. 23, takes place.

A rep for the talk show host had no comment.

TMZ.com was first to report on the filing.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrate their one-year anniversary in May.  What did Nick splurge on for the anniversary?

“I got her a short-haired Jack Russell terrier — a girl, named Cha-Cha. She’s 8 weeks,”

Cannon, 28, told Usmagazine.com Saturday at a concert at Cabana One in Coconut Grove, Fla.

Wow – way to really put some thought into gift giving!  When Cannon was asked if there are any babies in the near future, he laughed.