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brokelyn
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Two Last Names! Help!
Posted: 12-07-04 19:50pm
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My wife kept her last name when we go
married. Ok. Now that she is pregnant,
we are faced with a decision--which last
name does the baby get? We have a
stalemate. Any ideas? Thanks 
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justacanadiangirl
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Posted: 12-08-04 05:26am
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If ur wife's name would work as a middle
name, u could do that and have the baby
have ur last name. My friend's mom did
that. She gave her son her last name
(ross) as his middle name and gave him the
father's last name. Sometimes it works
out pretty well that way. Another friend
of mine did that with both her kids. They
each have two middle names (the second one
being "smalcel" for both of them) and they
got their daddy's last name. Good luck
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brokelyn
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Thanks For the Thoughts So Far
Posted: 12-08-04 09:56am
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I too would like to use my (dad's) last
name and give the baby her last name as
the middle name, but she's a very strong
feminist and has not budged from her
position that using the male last name is
a sexist tradition. I'm not going to
argue that point, I just want this issue
resolved!
Anyone have experience with this?
Thanks!
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brokelyn
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Thanks For the Thoughts So Far
Posted: 12-08-04 09:58am
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I too would like to use my (dad's) last
name and give the baby her last name as
the middle name, but she's a very strong
feminist and has not budged from her
position that using the male last name is
a sexist tradition. I'm not going to
argue that point, I just want this issue
resolved!
Anyone have experience with this?
Thanks!
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yankeesluver
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Last Name
Posted: 01-10-05 19:28pm
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Why dont you just use both last names, so
it could be baby's first name, middle
name, mother's last name, father's last
name
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1stTimeMom2Be
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Tazzy D
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Posted: 01-11-05 06:14am
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Yeah use both last names just like your
wifes
baby baby blahhhhhh=blahhhhhh
good luck my step mom just went through
this.
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newmommy2b
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the Wonders of Hyphen's
Posted: 01-30-05 17:20pm
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You could hyphenate the two last names so
they bocome one for the child.
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byrd
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Re: Thanks For the Thoughts So Far
Posted: 03-11-05 13:48pm
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| brokelyn
wrote: | | ........The baby her last
name as the middle name, but she's a very
strong feminist and has not budged from
her position that using the male last name
is a sexist tradition.
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i feel sorry for ya! It must be hard to
get anything done right.
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confusedteen
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Hmmmm
Posted: 03-14-05 14:43pm
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You could hyphonate the name.... Example:
lee - ross
tough question though :roll:
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TabbyKat
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Your Baby's Name
Posted: 03-14-05 14:53pm
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I would say either hyphonate the name or
use the dad's last name. I also believe
that even though that it is traditon your
wife should have your name so you wouldn't
have this problem and it connects you all
together
8)
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unbizzybee
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Posted: 05-15-05 05:44am
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I would agree, if she's that much of a
feminist, then you should hyphenate the
two last names, or use her last name (or
yours) as a middle name. So, say the
kids name is jason, your last name is
brown and her is mitchell....
It could be jason cameron brown-mitchell
jason mitchell brown
jason brown mitchell
meh, i'm traditional in most ways, so I
took my husbands last name...
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vervaisstamour
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Posted: 07-16-05 15:40pm
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Hello, I was reviewing this thread as I
was looking for info on the use of 2
surnames, called 'apellidos', used in the
spanish culture. A suggestion, taken from
my religious groups traditions, is to give
sons their father's last name, and
daughters their mother's, making the
unused name of the other parent a middle
name. Personally, I would use the 1st
half of the above suggestion and put the
other last name at the end, hyphenating
the 2 (or simply put a space in, but
sometimes that's confusing to other
people; let them be!).
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vervaisstamour
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Posted: 07-16-05 15:43pm
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Or, as i've thought about this further,
you could just come up with a completely
different last name, but that does sever
continuity with ancestors. Or, do as the
scandinavian countries have done in the
past: john's son= johnson, mary's daughter
=marysdottir (see icelandic)
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Nicknack
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Posted: 07-19-05 18:01pm
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I would say baby should take dads last
name.....Because if baby takes moms last
name then it would look like the baby was
conceived out of wedlock.
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