Marrage and Surnames

[GenMarshall]

We all know that in most Marriage traditions the woman oftenly takes the surname of her husband. Some women hyphanate their surname with the <Maiden name>-<Husband's Surname>, and there is (even rarer) men taking their wives's surname.

I am wondering, what would you do when you marry? Would you have your spouse take your surname, hyphanate with both your spouse's surname and your's, or would you take your spouse's surname?

 

[The Yankee]

It'll almost certainly be that I'll remain with my name and she will have mine, too. At least the way things are going in my own affairs.

 

[Atlas14]

I would want my spouse to take my surname. Its tradition. Why the hell would I want to cut down my family tree? Is her life going to crumble to pieces if she has to take my surname? No.

 

[Love]

It would depend if she has a good surname or not

 

[Junglecutter]

In the Phillipines it's common for the wife to keep her surname and take the husband's surname. Though her surname just becomes a letter. eg. Smith -> S.

 

[mangxema]

It depends on what her name is. She'd probably take mine, but it's long and Polish. If her name is ethnic too, and it just doesn't jive with my last name... who knows?

 

[GenMarshall]

I don't piratically like my surname (Long story). Plus hyphenating it would make it longer. I would take on the wife's surname, especially if she is the only child.

 

[Rossiya]

Women should not take on their spouse's surname, like they do in Italy.

 

[warpus]

My last name is Polish, so it's long and confusing, so I likely won't mind dropping it if/when I marry.

I am going to push for an entirely new name, though. If I drop my name, she better drop hers too Unless it's pretty cool that is.

The "continuing of the family line" thing doesn't really mean much to me - of course I'm continuing the family line if I have children - no matter what their last names are.

 

[Rossiya]

My last name is Polish, so it's long and confusing, so I likely won't mind dropping it if/when I marry.

I am going to push for an entirely new name, though. If I drop my name, she better drop hers too Unless it's pretty cool that is.

The "continuing of the family line" thing doesn't really mean much to me - of course I'm continuing the family line if I have children - no matter what their last names are.

Don't you want your children and grandchildren showing off their marvellous ethnicity to everybody? I mean that genuinely, I'm not taking the mick.

 

[GenMarshall]

My last name is Polish, so it's long and confusing, so I likely won't mind dropping it if/when I marry.

You're not the only one, mines is long and in French (Not to mention my estranged father kind of dragged the surname in the mud :/)

I am going to push for an entirely new name, though. If I drop my name, she better drop hers too Unless it's pretty cool that is.

This is what I am wonder, if a man takes on his wife's last hame. How does the man go about to change his surname?

 

[warpus]

Don't you want your children and grandchildren showing off their marvellous ethnicity to everybody? I mean that genuinely, I'm not taking the mick.

I want them to show off their brilliance and intelligence to the world. Ethnicity? Well, I am proud of my origins.. Maybe I'll tack on a -ski to the end of my wife's last name and we'll call it even

This is what I am wonder, if a man takes on his wife's last hame. How does the man go about to change his surname?

Same process as the wife changing hers, I'd imagine? Anyone can change their name - last I checked changing your first name cost $50, at least up here in Canada. Then you also have to pay for all your documents to be repreinted/reissued, etc. Hmm now that I think about it maybe my wife SHOULD adopt my name

 

[Godwynn]

Spouse takes my surname

 

[The Yankee]

Same process as the wife changing hers, I'd imagine? Anyone can change their name - last I checked changing your first name cost $50, at least up here in Canada. Then you also have to pay for all your documents to be repreinted/reissued, etc. Hmm now that I think about it maybe my wife SHOULD adopt my name

She'll just take it out of your joint checking account.

 

[bob bobato]

My spouse wouldn't change their name. And even if they wanted too, they wouldn't be allowed. It's illegal in Quebec to take your spouses name. But there's nothing against adding it to your own.

 

[skadistic]

Every one keeps their own name since the only reason I'd get married is for the government sactioned perks. I care more about what last name my kids get.

 

[nc-1701]

Well, I don't know what I'll do, but I have a hyphenated surname because my parents kept there's. So me, and my brothers have (Mom's surname) - (Dad's Surname) Though it confuses the hell out of people

 

[Rossiya]

I want them to show off their brilliance and intelligence to the world. Ethnicity? Well, I am proud of my origins.. Maybe I'll tack on a -ski to the end of my wife's last name and we'll call it even

Haha. Smithski? Jonesski?

 

[Leifmk]

Why should anyone have to change their names? We're getting married later this year and plan to keep the names we have, as they're what we're used to.

(Note: If I were marrying someone with a really cool last name such as Drakenberg or something I might consider switching. But both of ours are pretty mundane.)

 

[aneeshm]

My wife takes my name.