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I would never want to take on a last name that would give me the same name as a celebrity. Imagine how often you'd have to hear the same jokes from people you meet. It might be funny at first but I don't think I'd have the patience for it.
My last name gave my wife the same last name as a famous television doctor in the same field, so I always viewed it as giving a big boost to her career.
My friend from Undergrad and I coincidentally had the same last name. We were in the same Major and so would take classes together and always the professor would notice that we have the same last name and would sit together. So we would mess with them saying we’re married and they would believe us. Though we’re not related we do actually look similar since we’re both tall with blonde hair and blue eyes and similar age ofc.
My sister's kindergarten teacher had the maiden name of Gross. She looked forward to getting married her entire life so she could change last names. She ended up marrying someone with the last name of Roach. It was the Gross-Roach wedding. Not exactly an upgrade in last name after all.
My bf has a double-barrelled surname, one Greek (cypriot) and one very English...my name is pretty English too. He's mentioned taking my surname but I think his is quite cool. Honestly not sure what to do at all!
Interesting that this would essentially kick off a giant last name tournament where via marriage only the coolest names survive, gradually whittling down the pool of available names until everyone in the worlds last name is “Megablaze” and so last names then become obsolete.
I think it would have the opposite effect. Many people having the same last name would make it less cool. So overtime only weird names remain. Everyone would have a different one. No longer would there be a million "Smith" or "Johnson".
I think people would begin changing their last names to be more badass to try to keep their name lineage going. You'll end up with shit like Turbodookatron5000
I debated marrying a girl I dated with the last name fightmaster. I would have taken her name. In the end, I did take my wife's name because it was better.
I had friends who merged their last names to make something unique for them but still meaningful to both families. Clearly doesn't work with every pair of names but it's a neat concept.
My fiancé, step-daughter-to-be, and I are changing our surnames to my grandmother’s maiden name because my name is boring as hell, theirs is from her ex, and the family name in question is short, easily spelled, very rare, and extremely fitting.
Kind of same. My last name is generic for where I came from but it sounds weird as hell and no one where I live ever spells it right. I'm so glad the guy I'm marrying has a better last name than I do lmao
I have the most boring/common last name possible where I’m from, even worse is that it turns out it shouldn’t really be my name at all. My grandfather who died when I was very young simply decided “that’s my name now” as a young man, not even sure he actually legally changed it. He’s not particularly fondly remembered either. I am seriously considering changing my name at the moment. More as a kind of symbolic fresh start for myself more than anything though.
My boyfriend and I are actually considering changing both of our last names to my mother’s maiden name when we eventually get married. I have a terrible relationship with my father and his side of the family (the only ones I can even tolerate don’t even share that particular name) and my boyfriend simply dislikes his own family name. Everyone that’s still around with his last name are pieces of garbage too, so one day we will simply be Alexanders.
I wouldn't take my husband's or wife's name unless it was unique or rare, because I think changing my name would make me feel less connected to my family. It's just a name, I know, and shouldn't affect anything, but that's how I feel about it now, but of course I might realize if I ever change it that it doesn't really affect anything.
I agree this is why I won’t change my name! But I’m fine with kids if I have them taking my husbands last name. I’m attached to my last name for me, but I don’t feel the need to pass it down.
You think that’s bad? I met a customer whose last name was, and I kid you not, Rape. Rape! Now I know what you’re thinking, with that last name there’s no way he could ever attract anyone let alone get a spouse. But you’d be wrong because his son was also there (son’s a grown ass man mind you) and his last name was also Rape.
I'm a dude, I took my wife's last name. I have no ties to my OG last name. My mother is remarried and I have gone no contact with 99% of my family because of them being awful people. My wife had has a son and strong ties to her family and is successful in her career. It just made sense for me to take her last name. to make sure her son knew that I wasn't taking him from his family but becoming a part of his.
It’s traditional but I’ve debated this with myself only based on the legal process. You’d have to do a lot of paperwork, get a new SSN. This is why some people that get divorced don’t bother changing their last names again. Too much work lol
I took my husband’s last name. Then we got a divorce, but under my married name I had gotten my teaching certification and made all of my professional connections, so I kept his last name. I think it makes things easier when dealing with our kids’ school stuff. If I ever get married again I feel like I wouldn’t want to change my name again, but then I’d feel like a dick for having my ex husband’s last name. I wish I’d never changed my name.
Yeah this is the way its done in LATAM. Every person has two last names one from each parent. Its not hyphenated or anything either. Since Ive moved to the U.S. everybody thinks my first last name (my dads) is my middle name. Its something I have to explain every time I give my name 😂
Yup. I didn’t wanna change my name, so why should I expect my wife to? It just seems like unnecessary hassle, plus she has shit published under her name.
I once knew a woman whose last name was White-Knight, which I thought was one of the coolest names ever. I suspect she went with the hyphen because of how cool it sounded.
In Spain we always keep our names. Also the offspring is named with both surnames. Traditionally first the father's and next the mother's, but lately is changing and legally you can order them as you wish.
I've always wanted to take my partner's last name, and I have a knack for accidentally picking partners with odd surnames. My fiance's gets butchered a lot but so does mine, so we're both really used to it. I like the feeling of belonging to him in that way (don't come at me with sexist whatever please, what I'm trying to describe almost borders on a kink over it)
Definitely agree the man’s last name shouldn’t be the default. Everyone should decide for themselves what they want. I kept my maiden name and passed it onto my kids. People try to give my husband and I crap for it but we don’t give a sh*t, we did what we wanted to as a couple/family.
Good for y'all honestly. Anyone who wants to give you guys crap for not all taking your husband's last name is weird as hell and should just mind their business
Why not just adopt Mexican naming customs? Spouses keep their last names and their children get their parents paternal names. Paternal surname followed by Maternal surname, though inheriting maternal surnames is starting to become a thing based on the couples preference. For example: Dad is, Smith Jones, Mom is Garcia Chavez then child will be, Smith Garcia.
I decided I’m going to keep my last name when I get married. I think the whole idea of women giving up their last name is rooted in them being taken from their families and viewed as property which is gross. I don’t want to lose my identity just because I marry someone. I don’t care what last name my kids have but anything that I personally accomplish in life I want my parents’ last name associated with it.
I knew a guy in the army who was really into philosophy and logic, with a calm and thoughtful disposition. His last name was Reasoner, a perfect fit and a cool name. He changed it when he got married to his new wife’s much more basic name (I don’t remember it). I respect his decision to buck the trend on name assumption, but that seemed like a waste.
In college I had a professor who's last name had been Aiken, and she married another professor with the last name Bohner, so she hyphenated her new last name to Aiken-Bohner.
I took my husbands, because I just really didn’t like mine to begin with. However I would of preferred us both changing our names to his middle name because i really wanted my last name to be Blaze
I didn’t take my husbands last name, mostly cos I couldn’t be bothered with all the hassle of changing it, and because of the whole ‘property of a man’ thing, but MOSTLY because people usually spell my first name wrong, and people usually spell his surname wrong and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna have both names that people usually spell wrong!!
Ok my reason for not taking my husband’s name: My house burned down the year prior, so I had to get everything from scratch. Very difficult: can’t get a license without a birth certificate, can’t get a birth certificate without a license. Luckily, found a former employer who kept a copy of my license and SSN card. So approx 1 year later I get married. Decide…. Not going through all that again. We are just going to keep our last names. Lot of backlash from fam, but whatever!
I hyphenated my name with my wife’s last name, she has no issues with it. I get flagged for everything you can imagine asking me to prove I changed my last name to be the same as hers. Currently hoping my passport comes on time..hers came back no problem, mine needed the marriage certificate lol
My maiden name was Struck and I really wanted to keep it because, come on, it’s cool, and now I sit here seeing this with Williams as a last name and I’m upset this isn’t a standard.
OP I just want to inform you, not all countries does this last name marriage thing. In Spanish speaking countries, people keep their name fully. And the children are identified by the two last names, each from each parent.
My last name is an adjective in Polish language. I don't really like it because it is easy to joke about it. I would like to take another surname if I had a choice.
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Mine is Wang, I'd either like a cool last name or to hyphenate into something funny, like Wang-Holder or something.
Marry a Long and go last.
Your poor kids if they have the name wang-holder thry'd be bullied mercilessly
I make Wang jokes, but isn't it pronounced "Wong?"
I know someone called Kelly who married a man with the surname Kelly. She used it!
"Kelly Kelly" is actually a great name omg
Know a guy, his name is Logan and he married his gf who’s name is also Logan. They have the same first and last name now.
A guy I know took his wife's last name because it made his new name Tony Stark.
Knew a guy in the military who took his wife's last name. His reasoning was really good because his name was Michael Jackson and he is white.
Had a teacher try to convince his new wife to combine their names to Brown-Hole.
A guy my mom knew in school took his wife's name because his family name was Rape. His parents were mad. Not making this shit up.
I would’ve done the same thing.
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I would never want to take on a last name that would give me the same name as a celebrity. Imagine how often you'd have to hear the same jokes from people you meet. It might be funny at first but I don't think I'd have the patience for it.
My last name gave my wife the same last name as a famous television doctor in the same field, so I always viewed it as giving a big boost to her career.
Similar. Friend of mine took his wife's last name of Martin. His first name is Austin so it almost sounds like Aston Martin.
I knew someone who took their wife’s last name because his family is trash and he didn’t want anything to do with them
My initials spell swab so I’m definitely waiting for a woman with a last name that starts with g
Allow me to introduce myself.
If I hyphenate with my partner my initials will be LEWD.
I know a woman whose maiden name was Roach and she married a man whose last name was Roach.
The kids call him Papa
I have a distant cousin named Patrick who married a Patricia. They both go by Pat, so they have the same first and last name.
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They know a guy named Geralt?
My friend from Undergrad and I coincidentally had the same last name. We were in the same Major and so would take classes together and always the professor would notice that we have the same last name and would sit together. So we would mess with them saying we’re married and they would believe us. Though we’re not related we do actually look similar since we’re both tall with blonde hair and blue eyes and similar age ofc.
Roll Tide!
My sister's kindergarten teacher had the maiden name of Gross. She looked forward to getting married her entire life so she could change last names. She ended up marrying someone with the last name of Roach. It was the Gross-Roach wedding. Not exactly an upgrade in last name after all.
Don't leave us hanging. Which one did they pick?!
Fast-forward to just before the wedding and you’re arguing over whether Davis or Stergiopoulous is a cooler surname.
Pre-wedding ceremony but it's the guests doing a poll of who's got the better name shdbsbd
My bf has a double-barrelled surname, one Greek (cypriot) and one very English...my name is pretty English too. He's mentioned taking my surname but I think his is quite cool. Honestly not sure what to do at all!
Davinopoulus
ok but I grew up down the street from a Stergiopoulous family and we referred to them in the plural as Stergiopouli so there's that for points
Combine them, Davros
A woman I know had the maiden name “Wild”, her new married last name is “Gross”
That's wild
I'm gonna change my last name to Speedwagon.
With an Irish twist, O'Speedwagon.
Please tell me that your first name is Rio.
Speedwagon-Foundation
Ah I see you're best girl
Name your kid Ario.
SPEEE-DOH-WAH-GOHN!
Robert E. O. Speedwagon
Interesting that this would essentially kick off a giant last name tournament where via marriage only the coolest names survive, gradually whittling down the pool of available names until everyone in the worlds last name is “Megablaze” and so last names then become obsolete.
I imagine a chaotic world
I think it would have the opposite effect. Many people having the same last name would make it less cool. So overtime only weird names remain. Everyone would have a different one. No longer would there be a million "Smith" or "Johnson".
Honestly I agree. Let's whittle out the lame names!
I think people would begin changing their last names to be more badass to try to keep their name lineage going. You'll end up with shit like Turbodookatron5000
I am so fucking with you on this.
I debated marrying a girl I dated with the last name fightmaster. I would have taken her name. In the end, I did take my wife's name because it was better.
They could have a Baby Shark 😩
Oh my god they’re dumb for thinking thats dumb
There's a real person out there with the last name of fucking conquest?
He could have the last name Conquest-Shark and he turned it down? This person is not deserving of your friendship.
Imagine being Mr. Conquest-Shark.
Let me guess: Did they have a baby Shark?
Our rule is we keep the rarer surname.
My surname is rare to the point that about 12 people have it worldwide.
My last name only has ~300 people with it in the world
If I used this rule my surname is Jones so unless theirs is Smith I’m taking it! My partners is Edwards though so I’d be okay with that.
I always bounced around the idea of making a new last name for both of us that we'd like.
My fiancé and I met while we were teachers at a middle school. The kids said we should get married and change our last name to School.
Honestly, if y'all find a name that you both prefer over either of your current last names then that's cool, go for it :]
Or combining the two last names into one, like Brangelina but with last names.
I had friends who merged their last names to make something unique for them but still meaningful to both families. Clearly doesn't work with every pair of names but it's a neat concept.
I'd 100% recommend this! I know someone who used a place name that meant something to them which was cool.
My fiancé, step-daughter-to-be, and I are changing our surnames to my grandmother’s maiden name because my name is boring as hell, theirs is from her ex, and the family name in question is short, easily spelled, very rare, and extremely fitting.
This is what I’m doing when I get married.
Yes!! My last name is Castle and I’m never changing it, but would be so stoked if my partner wanted to take it.
Find a husband named Frank and have him take your surname.
One of my former coworkers had the last name of Wolfgang. She married a Jones. I was pissed when she took his last name. So was she.
I'm sorry but why would anyone ever give up the name Wolfgang omg
Why did she take it then?
Haha, "Wolfgang" is a german old-people first name so it's utterly unsexy to me :D
My last name's clearly Irish, and my husband's is Jewish. I did the hyphen thing so I can get out of work for holidays.
O'Leariwitz
Your last name is either Murphy or something with an O' or Mc' before it. Are you Mary O'Mc'Murphy?
My last name is Fox. I'd like my wedding hashtag to be #NoFoxGiven because there is no way I'm giving up that surname.
Can I marry you so I also can have that last name?
You have totally turned a guy down because his last name wouldn't work with Fox hyphenated haven't you?
Funny you say that because my last name is Given
My wife took my last name because it is fairly unique and we wanted our kids to get email addresses without too much hassle.
Might as well buy a domain name right now and just hold it for them.
I have a really cool Gaelic last name and my girlfriends is super super generic (think smith) so she's all over picking up my cool name
I am now very curious what your last name is.
Jones
Lucky. I have a surname that only 38 people have. 21 men. And I'm the only child. I have the pressure of all my ancestors to continue our legacy.
I kind of agree. My last name is so generic I want a badass last name. It'd be weird but whatever.
Change it to Beardraven
Kind of same. My last name is generic for where I came from but it sounds weird as hell and no one where I live ever spells it right. I'm so glad the guy I'm marrying has a better last name than I do lmao
I have the most boring/common last name possible where I’m from, even worse is that it turns out it shouldn’t really be my name at all. My grandfather who died when I was very young simply decided “that’s my name now” as a young man, not even sure he actually legally changed it. He’s not particularly fondly remembered either. I am seriously considering changing my name at the moment. More as a kind of symbolic fresh start for myself more than anything though.
My last name is a slave name 😅 I can’t wait to replace it
My boyfriend and I are actually considering changing both of our last names to my mother’s maiden name when we eventually get married. I have a terrible relationship with my father and his side of the family (the only ones I can even tolerate don’t even share that particular name) and my boyfriend simply dislikes his own family name. Everyone that’s still around with his last name are pieces of garbage too, so one day we will simply be Alexanders.
Thats a GREAT name
It was the tradition for women to take a man’s last name since he was the only one given the rights to own land, have a bank account, and have a job.
I only took my husband’s name so my initials would be ABC.
I took my husband's last name so my initials spell ASS. My mom was pretty annoyed about it but my dad thought it was excellent.
If any girl here has the last name Murdock, Lazarus or Moriarty hit me up
I know a Murdock, he sucks. If you’re reading this, fuck you Jake!
I wouldn't take my husband's or wife's name unless it was unique or rare, because I think changing my name would make me feel less connected to my family. It's just a name, I know, and shouldn't affect anything, but that's how I feel about it now, but of course I might realize if I ever change it that it doesn't really affect anything.
That's totally fair honestly. If you've got strong emotional attachment to your last name then you should keep it
I agree this is why I won’t change my name! But I’m fine with kids if I have them taking my husbands last name. I’m attached to my last name for me, but I don’t feel the need to pass it down.
Agreed. Forcing your wife to take the last name "Smith" or something is shameful.
Fucking Jerry.
You think that’s bad? I met a customer whose last name was, and I kid you not, Rape. Rape! Now I know what you’re thinking, with that last name there’s no way he could ever attract anyone let alone get a spouse. But you’d be wrong because his son was also there (son’s a grown ass man mind you) and his last name was also Rape.
I’m dating a “Smith” and he definitely wants me to take his last name….I don’t want to hurt his feelings, BUT I also really don’t want that name
I'm a dude, I took my wife's last name. I have no ties to my OG last name. My mother is remarried and I have gone no contact with 99% of my family because of them being awful people. My wife had has a son and strong ties to her family and is successful in her career. It just made sense for me to take her last name. to make sure her son knew that I wasn't taking him from his family but becoming a part of his.
Is it like necessary to take your partner's last name or something? I don't plan to do that nor force my partner to take mine
It’s traditional but I’ve debated this with myself only based on the legal process. You’d have to do a lot of paperwork, get a new SSN. This is why some people that get divorced don’t bother changing their last names again. Too much work lol
Nope, I kept mine because I think changing your name is a stupid, antiquated “tradition,” and it’s a MASSIVE pain in the ass to change it.
That's fair honestly. Both people keeping their respective last names is cool if you ask me
Been married 3 years and we both still have our original last names. If we ever have kids, maybe we'll deal with it then.
I could not agree more, if my last name is Wonkenburger and the guys last name is Smith we are taking mine.
That's what me and my fiancee are doing. My name is super cool, his last name is along the lines of Dickson and im sorry, but no.
Good for y'all omg
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I took my husband’s last name. Then we got a divorce, but under my married name I had gotten my teaching certification and made all of my professional connections, so I kept his last name. I think it makes things easier when dealing with our kids’ school stuff. If I ever get married again I feel like I wouldn’t want to change my name again, but then I’d feel like a dick for having my ex husband’s last name. I wish I’d never changed my name.
Or... You can just all keep your own name?
That works too :]
Yeah this is the way its done in LATAM. Every person has two last names one from each parent. Its not hyphenated or anything either. Since Ive moved to the U.S. everybody thinks my first last name (my dads) is my middle name. Its something I have to explain every time I give my name 😂
That’s interesting, where are you from? (if you don’t mind the question)
Yup. I didn’t wanna change my name, so why should I expect my wife to? It just seems like unnecessary hassle, plus she has shit published under her name.
What country?
And it should only be hyphenated if by doing so it makes it sound even cooler
And if it isn't really long. Filling forms probably sucks if your surname is Schreiber-Balderstone
I once knew a woman whose last name was White-Knight, which I thought was one of the coolest names ever. I suspect she went with the hyphen because of how cool it sounded.
unironically how I got my last name. My dad was cool with it when my mom wanted to give me and my sister her surname.
really interested to know what it is now
I personally like the idea of the Mashup.
I like it too but my partner and I both have insanely long last names that sound So Bad together so we'd end up with a keysmash
In Spain we always keep our names. Also the offspring is named with both surnames. Traditionally first the father's and next the mother's, but lately is changing and legally you can order them as you wish.
What happens when Miguel has a child?
But which name do they pass down to their children? The father's or the mother's name
I've always wanted to take my partner's last name, and I have a knack for accidentally picking partners with odd surnames. My fiance's gets butchered a lot but so does mine, so we're both really used to it. I like the feeling of belonging to him in that way (don't come at me with sexist whatever please, what I'm trying to describe almost borders on a kink over it)
Feminism is about your right to choose what you want to do. It's not sexist to choose your name. You're all good!
it’s like a display of devotion
Counter-idea: Do what they do for naming horses and combine both of your last names in the most show-worthy fashion
In Denmark you are free to choose.. my mothers husband took her name.
You're free to choose in America too, people just get upset if you don't stray from the standard of taking your husband's last name
Definitely agree the man’s last name shouldn’t be the default. Everyone should decide for themselves what they want. I kept my maiden name and passed it onto my kids. People try to give my husband and I crap for it but we don’t give a sh*t, we did what we wanted to as a couple/family.
I gave my male child my maiden name. Otherwise, my name dies with me and my sister.
Good for y'all honestly. Anyone who wants to give you guys crap for not all taking your husband's last name is weird as hell and should just mind their business
That's funny but your right. I like my brother's had all girls. They all got hitched. When bros & I are gone, the family name goes away forever.
This is an awesome take, I have so many arguments with my bf about this. Like I clearly have the better last name, who cares about tradition.
Just keep your last name. No need for you to change it.
You should just make up a new last name. I am now Sam Tarly
Well that’s what I did. I took my husband’s last name because I hate mine.
Why not just adopt Mexican naming customs? Spouses keep their last names and their children get their parents paternal names. Paternal surname followed by Maternal surname, though inheriting maternal surnames is starting to become a thing based on the couples preference. For example: Dad is, Smith Jones, Mom is Garcia Chavez then child will be, Smith Garcia.
In Hispanic culture everyone just keeps their own name, you can hyphen if you want, the kids also inherit both the fathers and mothers last name
I assure you. If I marry a woman named Maximus or Megatron, I am TOTALLY keeping her name.
I decided I’m going to keep my last name when I get married. I think the whole idea of women giving up their last name is rooted in them being taken from their families and viewed as property which is gross. I don’t want to lose my identity just because I marry someone. I don’t care what last name my kids have but anything that I personally accomplish in life I want my parents’ last name associated with it.
I knew a guy in the army who was really into philosophy and logic, with a calm and thoughtful disposition. His last name was Reasoner, a perfect fit and a cool name. He changed it when he got married to his new wife’s much more basic name (I don’t remember it). I respect his decision to buck the trend on name assumption, but that seemed like a waste.
In college I had a professor who's last name had been Aiken, and she married another professor with the last name Bohner, so she hyphenated her new last name to Aiken-Bohner.
Heh.
My name is Richard and dated a girl with the name Head. I’ll just leave it at that.
That would be either the best combination or the worst, depending entirely on how you look at it
My last name is Queen so there is absolutely no way I will ever change my name. It’s too damn good. Sorry future husbands.
I liked my husbands last name. So I took it. My maiden name is difficult to spell and pronounce, but it does sound cool.
I love this. Or just make up your own new family name, whatever floats your boat.
I think the bride and groom should both elect a champion to fight for their name.
My moms last name is king, my dads is butler.
Or if one family is just outright awful, take the not awful family’s name
My mom kept her last name and frankly I wish I had hers too. My dad is too abusive for me to want to be related to him.
Literally just met someone whose last name is Toot. I couldn’t agree with you more
I took my husbands, because I just really didn’t like mine to begin with. However I would of preferred us both changing our names to his middle name because i really wanted my last name to be Blaze
Agree. We were two women getting married and it was just a choice of who had the better surname.
I didn’t take my husbands last name, mostly cos I couldn’t be bothered with all the hassle of changing it, and because of the whole ‘property of a man’ thing, but MOSTLY because people usually spell my first name wrong, and people usually spell his surname wrong and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna have both names that people usually spell wrong!!
I always though both the last names should merge together.
I have a story. Some lady I worked with went from a weird name to a weirder name. Knifale. From dip-something I can’t spell. Dipzinksky? Maybe. .
and if u cant decide whose is better you take friends and family and do a survivor type vote
Ok my reason for not taking my husband’s name: My house burned down the year prior, so I had to get everything from scratch. Very difficult: can’t get a license without a birth certificate, can’t get a birth certificate without a license. Luckily, found a former employer who kept a copy of my license and SSN card. So approx 1 year later I get married. Decide…. Not going through all that again. We are just going to keep our last names. Lot of backlash from fam, but whatever!
I hyphenated my name with my wife’s last name, she has no issues with it. I get flagged for everything you can imagine asking me to prove I changed my last name to be the same as hers. Currently hoping my passport comes on time..hers came back no problem, mine needed the marriage certificate lol
I'm a fan of smooshing names together to make a new last name. So like, Smith and Lee would be Smee or Lith.
Gay people been doing this shit for as long as it’s been legal to get married. So like 2015.
My maiden name was Struck and I really wanted to keep it because, come on, it’s cool, and now I sit here seeing this with Williams as a last name and I’m upset this isn’t a standard.
OP I just want to inform you, not all countries does this last name marriage thing. In Spanish speaking countries, people keep their name fully. And the children are identified by the two last names, each from each parent.
My husband and I combined our last names to make up a new one.
My last name is an adjective in Polish language. I don't really like it because it is easy to joke about it. I would like to take another surname if I had a choice.
Fellow polish last name holder here, I'm just tired of spelling it for every single receptionist / front desk person in existence
My wife and I just kept our respective last names. Who gives a shit about changing it.
Took wife’s last name and life got so much easier. Original name was attached to criminals so every traffic stop resulted in guns drawn.
What was your original name?
My fiancés last name is Cooley.
What if you both have cool last names? Should you smush them together?
And you just add a second middle name of you want to keep it. Easy way to not fuck a relitive too!
Or just pick a new last name.
This is real evolution for names and it's perfect.
Why hyphenate when you can just have two last names? 😎 that’s what me and my husband are doing lol
We hyphenated, it rolls really well off the tongue
My wife decided to hyphenate. I offered to do the same. She says I can’t.
My husband and I have names that go together and we are going to create a new name from them.
When some friends got married, neither took the others name, they both picked a new name that they liked more.
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What about Just don't change anyone's last name?