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Hyphenated Surname vs. Split vs. Keep
Does a hyphenated surname still imply your parents have separated and you have both of their surnames? I have a hyphenated surname, inherited from my dad (who also has the same exact hyphenated surname from his parents), and people always assumed I had both my parents surnames, and that they had split up. I wouldn’t want my daughter/son to always be explaining that their surname was inherited as a hyphenated surname, and that it is not because his/her parents were split so he ended up with both their surnames. However, would it be okay to split my hyphenated surname, take one name, and give it to my child? E.g. my paternal line have the surname Cohen-James. I would just name my child after Cohen, so people don’t assume that James is from my wife etc.
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Poll created: Jan 25, 2015
Total Votes: 1
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If it is your last name and your wife took your last name, I don’t see what the problem is giving your child your exact last name. You are thinking about it way too much.
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:: 9 years ago |
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I wouldn’t change it...Cohen-James is your last name so why not pass it on to your kids? I also think you seem to care wayyyyy too much about what other people think. Who cares if some people think the -James part is from your wife?
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:: 9 years ago |
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Fewer women are changing their last names and more and more spouses are taking each other’s name and hyphenating. When I see a last name, I certainly don’t ever think it is because someone split up. I always assume the woman did not want to lose her current identity (which it is not fun, I will tell you that....). I say give your child your name and who cares what other people think. We all have to explain certain parts of our names throughout life.
Good luck and don’t worry!!
Good luck and don’t worry!!
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