OK, combined last names are bad enough...

[Eug]

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak

"she?s a Smolenyak married to a previously unrelated Smolenyak"

 

[confused1234]

i had a teacher called "owen owens" he was a great guy but got fired for flirting with girls and calling another teacher a ***

 

[Sqube]

Don't you understand. This is all about her rights as a woman.

She's not going to bow to the misogynistic control of men!

 

[AreaCode707]

From an article on MSN today: Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan. Poor kid!!

Situation: Either you or you and your partner hyphenated your names when you got married. You plan on giving baby that hyphenated last name.

Pros: There'll be no mistake who baby's parents are, ever.

Cons: As you and your partner know, filling out official forms can be difficult if there aren't enough boxes to accommodate letters. And some parents believe it can be tricky to teach baby to say and write such a mouthful. Plus, if your child decides to hyphenate her name when she, herself, marries...talk about a tongue-twister!

"I Did It": There was never any question that bride-to-be Erin Quinlan would keep her last name when she married her husband Dan Rendich. And when their son, Alistair, was born, hyphenating his last name was the only option in their minds. "We both produced him. We thought his name should reflect both of us," Erin says.

She says that public reactions to Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan's mouthful of a name tend to be ones of astonishment -- "Doctors and daycare providers tend to struggle with it," Erin says -- but she doesn't regret the decision. "Go with what sounds good," she advises.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: HotChic
From an article on MSN today: Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan. Poor kid!!

Situation: Either you or you and your partner hyphenated your names when you got married. You plan on giving baby that hyphenated last name.

Pros: There'll be no mistake who baby's parents are, ever.

Cons: As you and your partner know, filling out official forms can be difficult if there aren't enough boxes to accommodate letters. And some parents believe it can be tricky to teach baby to say and write such a mouthful. Plus, if your child decides to hyphenate her name when she, herself, marries...talk about a tongue-twister!

"I Did It": There was never any question that bride-to-be Erin Quinlan would keep her last name when she married her husband Dan Rendich. And when their son, Alistair, was born, hyphenating his last name was the only option in their minds. "We both produced him. We thought his name should reflect both of us," Erin says.

She says that public reactions to Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan's mouthful of a name tend to be ones of astonishment -- "Doctors and daycare providers tend to struggle with it," Erin says -- but she doesn't regret the decision. "Go with what sounds good," she advises.

That kid will endure a childhood of beatings. Poor kid...stupid parents.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Sqube
Don't you understand. This is all about her rights as a woman.

She's not going to bow to the misogynistic control of men!

Why not? My wife did.

I have about as much control over her as I do over my cat...:laugh:

 

[Sqube]

I like how she says to go with what sounds good... but named her son Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan.

That kid might start beating himself up at home just to save time before he goes to school.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: confused1234
i had a teacher called "owen owens" he was a great guy but got fired for flirting with girls and calling another teacher a ***

:laugh:

 

[doze]

Woman taking the mans last name is traditional, but doubling the same last name is stupid.

 

[AbAbber2k]

I worked with a girl who had 5 names. So like First: ____-____ Last: _____-_____-_____ They were all long too. Not like Mary, Ann, Amy, etc... like Jennifer, Christine... wtf... though that just covers first names I guess.
I don't think I could remember my OWN if it was that long.

 

[confused1234]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Sqube
Don't you understand. This is all about her rights as a woman.

She's not going to bow to the misogynistic control of men!

Why not? My wife did.

I have about as much control over her as I do over my cat...:laugh:

thats not something to be smiling about

 

[Eug]

Mrs. Belcher Wack Wack

Her name was Belcher, but then she married a Wack. Then she married another Wack. She gets around I guess.

 

[ElFenix]

southpark showed why hyphenated last names are retarded

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: confused1234
i had a teacher called "owen owens" he was a great guy but got fired for flirting with girls and calling another teacher a ***

I'd be willing to bet the name had a part in his behaviors. I was listening to talk radio couple months ago & they were discussing unusual names and the affects they have, and it's rather disturbing...

 

[badmouse]

Originally posted by: Sqube
I like how she says to go with what sounds good... but named her son Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan.

That kid might start beating himself up at home just to save time before he goes to school.

Who names a kid Alistair these days?

 

[R Nilla]

I can't stand hyphenated last names, especially for records sake - it makes everything extremely difficult.

If you don't want to take the man's last name, just keep your own. If you still want to change it to reflect your married status, I propose *combining* your name with your spouses, maybe you could both change your names. If a Smith marries a Johnson, you could change your name to Smithson, or Johnsmith.

But please, let's keep it simple.

 

[sswingle]

Give the woman a break. She didn't like his last name, so she doesn't have to use it

 

[iamwiz82]

You mean I'm going to have a granddaughter named Sophie Zenkman?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

thats fvcking stupid

Hey! she even LOOKS like a dumb bitch

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
Give the woman a break. She didn't like his last name, so she doesn't have to use it

qft

lol

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: badmouse

Originally posted by: Sqube
I like how she says to go with what sounds good... but named her son Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan.

That kid might start beating himself up at home just to save time before he goes to school.

Who names a kid Alistair these days?

Parents who want their kid to get an ass kicking for the next 20 years.

 

[The Stigenator]

i know a girl with 4 words to her name.. though most people call her by her first and last, and ppl dont knwo about the 2 middle names.

If we get married, i told her she can keep her last name. She doesnt have to take mine.

 

[marvdmartian]

Originally posted by: brandonbull

Originally posted by: badmouse

Originally posted by: Sqube
I like how she says to go with what sounds good... but named her son Alistair Rendrich-Quinlan.

That kid might start beating himself up at home just to save time before he goes to school.

Who names a kid Alistair these days?

Parents who want their kid to get an ass kicking for the next 20 years.

Or maybe upper-crust British people??

I lived in Guam for a while, and the tradition there is to take your husband's last name when you marry, and make your maiden name your middle name, much as we do here in the USA (they also give their children the maiden name as a middle name, which makes things really confusing sometimes).

It's real interesting, meeting people from the southern villages (smaller, more closely related than the northern villages there) sometimes, and find out their middle & last names are the same. Um yeah......and did you ever wonder why some of your kids were born with hairlips & cleft palates??? :shocked: