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Are double barelled surnames shellfish?
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I have never understood this "Coat of Arms" thing, surely it has to be associated (and earned) by your actual ancestral family..not simply based on your surname?
There is little wrong with it, it is mildly useful for historical records.
Now conjoined names...are very bad for historical records.
With regards to the length of Western surnames however, you could always just choose the Mother of the Groom's surname and the Father of the Bride's surname. (thought on the spot, don't know how well this would work)
The issue of course is that we are moving away from a patriarchal society, so we have to create new social systems to cope.
Now conjoined names...are very bad for historical records.
With regards to the length of Western surnames however, you could always just choose the Mother of the Groom's surname and the Father of the Bride's surname. (thought on the spot, don't know how well this would work)
The issue of course is that we are moving away from a patriarchal society, so we have to create new social systems to cope.
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I have a double-barrelled surname but I am a selfish, pretentious asshat so that's alright then.
Can see why that might raise eyebrows....
It seems to be becoming more common for the wife to simply keep her old name upon marriage... but the Husband adopting the wife's name- maybe he dislikes his own family name and the wedding gave him an excuse to change? (I guess it could be a bit 'alternative' etc... if the couple like to be seen like that) Perhaps the wife is the breadwinner or just a bit of a diva and he's a bit pussy whipped...
If I had to guess the reason why he dd it, I'd also say Pussy whipped,
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A double-barrel monikered Don, no doubt!
Let me further further affirm your feelings by telling you that my wife taught a girl in year 4 named Chelsea Stamford Bridge Surname a couple of years back.
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I know a teenager named Lord (posh sounding surname redacted).
Also heard a girl was named Feebee recently.
As an IT admin people with ridiculously long double barrelled surnames irritate the hell out of me. The limit is 20...
Also heard a girl was named Feebee recently.
As an IT admin people with ridiculously long double barrelled surnames irritate the hell out of me. The limit is 20...
Phoebe, surely?
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You'd think so, but no. 4 'e's, and an F. Wouldn't be surprised if that was a prediction of her future sadly.
The reason why women traditionally took their husband's surname was that it symbolised the change in which family was responsible for supporting her. That no longer applies, so there's no real reason why the custom should continue. Since there's no real reason why the custom should continue, there's no real reason why it should matter which spouse (if any) changes their surname. It doesn't have any practical meaning nowadays.
Regarding the exponential growth of surnames, I think that it might be a useful new custom for people to choose a new surname when they marry, which they both change to. It might stand as a useful test - if they can't agree on a surname, maybe they should reconsider marriage.
Someone in the UK formally changed their name to Jojo Magic Spacemonkey. Not directly relevant to this thread, but I think it deserves a mention in any thread about names.
There should be a list to choose from
I once read a post, apparently genuine, from a woman who had 3 kids she had named after seasons of the year and who wanted a 4th child to complete the set. I think that's not a good reason for having a child.
The irony....
My aunt works in a kids nursery and last year they had a girl called Precious.
Now don't shoot me down for not knowing as I'm young and don't intend to get married anytime soon, but, is it an absolute necessity that anyone has to change their name at all when they get married? Can't the couple just keep their own surnames and come to some agreement over the kids? Perhaps calling the boys after their father and the girls after their mother or even the other way around.