Married vs. Maiden Names

Original post by RedHead

Dec 30, 2003 06:47 PM

Just curious which way you are going to have your last name after the wedding?

1. Fi's last name
2. Keeping your maiden name or
3. Hyphen names

Jen_n_Dale Posted: Dec 30, 2003 08:19 PM

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Well I love my Polish last name. But it is 11 letters long and I am going to a short french canadian name.

denakimou Posted: Dec 30, 2003 09:01 PM

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I'm taking his name.

AliKing Posted: Dec 30, 2003 09:16 PM

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I decided to take my husbands last name. But I didnt want to just drop my maiden name so I had it put into my middle name. Sort of like what Marcela1654 did.
Its-
first name Allison
middle name Mary Dodd
last name King
Its not as complicated as it sounds though I just sign Allison King onto everything

LIPrincess00 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 10:34 PM

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I'm taking his.

TogetherForever Posted: Dec 30, 2003 10:36 PM

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I'm taking his name

dbcrosby Posted: Dec 30, 2003 10:38 PM

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use his name

junebride04 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 10:40 PM

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FI's last name

EvenEdan Posted: Dec 30, 2003 10:45 PM

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I will be taking FI's last name in my private life, but will be using my maiden name in my professional life. I am a journalist and want my bylines to remain consistent with the same name I've been using and I just don't want to let go of my maiden name, it has a nice ring to it. FI's last name is another story. Let's just say it is going to take some getting used to.

MrsTC Posted: Dec 30, 2003 11:15 PM

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I took DH's name!

1017Bride Posted: Dec 30, 2003 11:20 PM

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Taking his name

Misstene Posted: Dec 30, 2003 11:21 PM

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I just feel like... I am who I am and why should I conform, just because that's the way it's always been done. Besides, with a last name like Valentine, how could you let that go. I love my maiden name... so, as I mentioned, I will hyphenate. My justification is for professional reasons, and it is, but I also, just really love my name!

xjulietx Posted: Dec 31, 2003 12:10 AM

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I will be hyphenating for a while. I may decide later in life that I won't to drop my maiden name, but for now I want them both. I only have one sibling and though he is married, their relationship changes like the wind and who knows if they will last and have children. I want to continue to carry my family name with respect and dignity.

babybride Posted: Dec 31, 2003 07:47 AM

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I will be taking his name. I'm old fashioned. Although by taking his name that will be the end of my last name - which is sort of sad

eroxgirl Posted: Dec 31, 2003 08:04 AM

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I don't like my last name...never really have because its an ethnic name except that I don't share that ethnicity, which has lead to a lifetime of stupid people saying stupid things to me. So I don't mind dropping it. Except FH's name is also ethnic.

And of course, I don't share that ethnicity either. So bring on the stupid people and the stupid things they say.

jess2504 Posted: Dec 31, 2003 08:16 AM

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I am taking his last name. I am contemplating keeping my maiden name for my professional life, since I just got my degree and certification in my maiden name. I still have to find out more about this. But I agree with the person who said that it's better for children if everybody in the family has the same last name

B2BMay04 Posted: Dec 31, 2003 08:54 AM

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I am taking my FH last name. I have been MS for sooo long :) it will take some getting used to but thankfully I really like FH last name. As my great grandomther would say 'It's a good strong name with charachter'

wc0143 Posted: Dec 31, 2003 09:09 AM

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Will take FH's last name. Since I don't have a middle name maybe I'll keep my maiden name as middle, but I've gone so long without an initial that might be stranger to me!

luvsun27 Posted: Dec 31, 2003 10:14 AM

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Same as Marcella...I will drop my middle name...and move my last name to middle and then take FH's name. What really sucks...is that FH's ex-wife got to keep his last name in the divorce...because they have a child. So, now I will have the same name as her....ewwwww! LOL

tourist Posted: Dec 31, 2003 10:20 AM

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if you have a middle name you can kep it and use both last names.
I work for an academic publishing comapny, and a lot of the professors who publish with us do that.
Its a little annoying for filing though. . .

I want to take his name, but it kinda rhymes with my 1st name--even his mom laughed!

The thing is, people usualy pronounce it wrong, and then it doesn't rhyme.
Not sure what to do, it sounds better if I used my first middle last, but no one will do that.

It also sounds weird if I hyphenate.