..or wife’s for that matter.

First - What are your thoughts on this. My wife took mine for everything except her work, she qualified under her maiden name so she keeps it for work. I didn't mind either way.

But I asked her last night what if I had a weird second name like Ramsbottom or Dickin, would she have been less inclined to change? She said it was hypothetical and stupid, so I thought I would put it to the org

Second - If you don't consider taking your husbands name, what do the kids end up being called?

PREDOMINANT said:

not if it's too common, I love my surname and my kids have both surnames

i would change my name though i guess depends on the name and how much it meant to the other person

my surname is Adams, and my sister married a guy who changed his name to Adams.

(surname was Pratt though...)

TheFrog said:

300% ratio!

must be a killer thread.

lollyp0p said:

Exactly, my point...

lollyp0p said:

TheFrog said:

Destined for greatness

A friend of mine kept her maiden name, her husbands surname is Beaver..

I wanna have an OTT triple barrelled name and have my maiden name, my Mums maiden name and his..

REDFEATHERS said:

i have a double barrelled makes me feel posh

I've thought about mixing it up and taking my wife's surname when I get married.

Or then put 7 names in between my first and last.

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lollyp0p said:

You ARE posh!

subhuman09 said:

I like it!

REDFEATHERS said:

I'm still kinda workin' on it though.

May insert "Wankle Rotary Engine" in there somehow.

REDFEATHERS said:

have you read the do you like a pint thread I'm far removed from posh

but thankyou

subhuman09 said:

REDFEATHERS said:

Ok, so I have your vote, good.

Or I may just change my name entirely (first and last) and develop an alias:

Platypus Jones

subhuman09 said:

PREDOMINANT said:

So it's not too much?

I always though double barreling was a bit pretentious I have no probs with her keeping her name or even changing mine for that matter but when it comes down to kids I suppose double barreling is the easiest

PREDOMINANT said:

PRETENTIOUS?????

PREDOMINANT said:

Start runnin'.

subhuman09 said:

Bring it on!!

PREDOMINANT said:

double barrelled names just keep your family and the inlaws happy.

its the person/people behind the names that matter most ... a name is just that ... a word called "name"

to me its irrelivent and all about personal choice

and naming kids, if you show them by exapmle ...confidence and pride and love for one another

a name is just a name

~ shrugs ~

REDFEATHERS said:

Well just look at some examples. A woman, for example has a well regarded name Fraquar, Chippenham, Burroughs and the bloke she is to marry is a Brown, Smith or Jones. there are so many double barreled Farquar-Jones, Chippenham-Brown, Burroughs-Smith.

You never have double barreled Smith-Brown, Jones-Brown do ya?

Hence pretentious, not wrong, bad or naughty.

lollyp0p said:

Without sounding too much like a kiss up-I kinda dig the whole posh sounding end of things.



(I miss Posh.)

lollyp0p said:

Is that why you did it? My father in-law is quite upset to know that none of his grandchildren will have his name and that his family will die out. He only has daughters and nieces. The question poses for kids more than us.

PREDOMINANT said:

i kept my name cause i am an only child so the last Coey in our line, i love my name too, it's my heritage

so now my children and I are Coey-Davis not pretentious sounding i don't think

subhuman09 said:

Kiss up,