Are you changing your name

Original post by Darcy

Mar 16, 2005 04:04 PM

We have not finalized this. Ok my first name and my last name go great together. Not so much with his last name. I actually laughed one time when someone asked if I was Mrs. _

On top of that it is hard for people to pronounce.

We have come up with a ton of different other names, like DeWookie, which is everyones favorite. But I don't know about family. Then there is hyphenating.

What are you doing?

aidamarie Posted: Mar 18, 2005 01:49 AM

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Posted by randella

I am legally hyphenating.. BUT-- I will never use the two names together..

This way- I can keep my maiden name when I want to and use my married when I want to- and for legal purposes and kids-- I will have their last name too

Im doing the same hyphenating to use whichever i want

eric'sbride Posted: Mar 18, 2005 02:08 AM

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I'm taking his last name. After all, he means so much more to me than the father I haven't seen since I was ten! (Besides, it's a nice Italian name )

JBKempf Posted: Mar 18, 2005 10:21 PM

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I wasn't going to change it, I thought I wanted to hypenate it..until I realized it offended him.

Mrs. dleeny Posted: Mar 18, 2005 10:21 PM

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I'm an old fashioned gal... I'm taking his name. (thank GOD it's a nice name) lol

ssbride05 Posted: Mar 18, 2005 10:27 PM

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I am going to take his as well

ckgmwedding Posted: Mar 18, 2005 10:33 PM

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I am making my middle name, my current last name. I plan on still using mine at work- I have too much of a postive reputation there to change it now.

LuvMyMichael Posted: Mar 19, 2005 09:52 AM

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I'd like to hyphenate it, but I'm not gonna.

I will take Michael's last name and be traditional.

GsCM4EVA Posted: Mar 19, 2005 11:39 AM

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Of course-the only way to do it!
I can't wait to get rid of my ugly last name, no one could ever pronounce it right...My new last name is going to be beautiful (AND Italian!!)

NYtherapist Posted: Mar 19, 2005 01:14 PM

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I'm definitely not dropping my last name entirely. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep my last name or hyphenate the two. Our children will have his last name.

tray831 Posted: Mar 19, 2005 02:29 PM

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Posted by Katherine121

I'm taking his name. I'm gonna miss mine.

Me too--even though his is a good name--I'll still miss mine a lot--I got my chicken scratch down to a science--Im gonaa have to start all over again

lolita4life Posted: Mar 19, 2005 02:33 PM

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Yes... i just got my new bank card with my new name today!!!!!
i did it at DMV, nowi just gotta do Social Security.

1005bride Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:00 PM

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Still undecided. A lot of people call me by my last name and while I hated it growing up, I have come to love it. For a while I thought that I wouldn't change it for a couple of years (until we have kids), but now I am having second thoughts. I think that I will end up keeping mine and adding his so I can use either.

BlondeJD Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:02 PM

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I'm going to make my last name my middle name and then take his last name. I plan to use my 'new' middle name on all my work stationary though. I considered hyphenating but this seems like a good way to sort of 'transition' into dropping my last name at some point. I'm just not ready to do it yet!

JPC1125 Posted: Mar 19, 2005 06:29 PM

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Posted by nylibride

Posted by Anti-Bride

Its not even really 'mine' its my dad's and his dad's and his dad's etc etc

so i dont really care...as long as im still Jen Im happy

As a bit of an aside...I've never understood this logic. That would mean that no female actually has her 'own' name. I consider my last name my 'family' name, not owned by any one specific person in my family.

As for name change, I think whatever makes someone happy is great, either way.

For centuries female children were considered the property of their father and carried his last name until they married, at which time became the property of their husbands and adopted the last name of their husband. This long standing practice is now changing as more women have chosen family and careers and want to retain their own surname and identity.

Its just my opinion on the name thing...everyone has a different take on it.

McSulllivan Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:20 PM

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I'm taking his name. I wanted to make my last name, my middle name, but then my parents were offended that I would change my middle name! I think that wherever I am, regardless of how I'm signing my name, I WILL ALWAYS be the same. It's going to be weird signing that name though!