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After reading August15bride's post on wanting to keep all 4 names because she didn't want to drop her middle name.. it got me thinking.
How many of you actually plan on changing your name to: [First][Maiden][Last]??
My FSIL's did this too... I think its an American thing b/c everyone I know here just drops their last name & keeps their first and middle the same.
I'm changing my name to [First][Middle][Married Name] because I got ripped off in the last name department. Everyone says it wrong, spells it wrong & I've stopped caring lol. I'm happy to get an easy 5 letter last name that everyone can spell!
What are you going to do?
I'm doing the same thing, keeping the middle, dropping the last and adding my new last.
I doing first/middle/married. I've never liked my maiden name and it sounds weird with my first name. I'll be glad to ditch it ;o)
I'm doing First Middle My Last-His Last. Mainly because I want to keep my last name and my middle name is sentimental (it was my Grandmother's First name and my mother's middle name), so I want to keep it too.
I actually have 4 names now [first] [middle 1] [middle 2] [last] and i don't even go by my first name, i go by the nickname that i've had since the day i was born. So I have absolutely no idea what i am going to do.
I am thinking about legally changing my name to [nickname] [maiden] [married] but i have no idea what my parents would think about that. We all have family names and I don't want to lose those, but I also can't imagine having 5 names and going by something else as well. phewww... lots to think about!
They wouldn't let me have 5 names, so I dropped my middle name from birth and now I am
<h4 class="bdateline topic">[First][Mom's Maiden][Maiden][Married Name]</h4>
Hopefull I don't offend anyone but I always thought it was weird to drop your middle name for your maiden name. I'm keeping my middle name and taking his last name.
I'm keeping all four because I hated the idea of dropping my last name. My new crusade will be making peopel call me First Maiden Married all the time :)
My FI also has all four - he's taking my maiden name as a second middle name for himself.
I dropped my middle and switched it to my maiden. I really, really, really didn't want to give up my maiden name. I've never been attached to my middle name, and my initials sound like "germ" when you put them all together. To add insult to injury, my middle name is the name of DH's major X. So ... it's gone!
I just changed last names--kept my first and middle names as-is. I thought about keeping my maiden name, but in the end, I liked my middle name more. I know people who have done all of these options. My boss dropped her middle name and goes by FirstName Maiden LastName.
I'm keeping my name; he's keeping his. Lillindy, who wouldn't let you have five names? I have five names already on my birth certificate - first, middle, middle, middle, last.
My first and his last sound just plain stupid together, so even if I ever decide to take on his name, I wouldn't drop mine. My first choice, other than just plain keeping my own name, would be to add his last name as a second middle and keep my last where it is. Next choice would be to add his as a second last, since having my last name as a buffer between my first and his last doesn't sound quite so bad. Technically, I think my state would make me hyphenate but I'd never use the hyphen except on legal documents. Regardless of what happens, though, I won't drop any of my names -- I'd just possible add his. However, I'm not making any changes unless he does too, so it's a moot point right now...
First. Middle. HIs last name.
Sorry, I don't mean to offend.
I think the whole name changing thing is blown out of porportions.
Sure, I have lived with my last name for 22 years..but it doesn't matter if you call me that or you call me first. his last name. I'm still the same crazy lady..
And, I'm taking his last name even if my mom has trouble saying it! (lol..it's hispanic and she is soo funny..she can't get it without thinking about it)
If my first and middle name weren't both family names, I would feel worse about changing my last name. As it stands, however, my first and middle names are the first and middle names of my great-grandmothers, one from my mothers side and one from my fathers side. By taking FI's last name, I get to honor all three of the most important people to me!
I've always loved my last name, but I plan on dropping it for his. I thought about hyphenating... however, my last name is a verb ending in "ing", so it'd sound silly to put anything after it. And it just didn't sound right the other way around.
I have plenty of male cousins carrying on my last name, so I'm not upset over it. Plus, it'd probably be a little strange, in my family, if I didn't take his last name,
I will definitely have 4 names....coming from the south I am known by my first and middle name. Basically I am combining the two as my first name (they go really well together...not like bobby sue or anything) so my name will be L....L.. B..... S....... :)
I am leaning toward First Middle Maiden Married. But I don't know for sure yet. I am sentimentally attached to my last name but I dont want to drop my middle name because it is the same as my dad's. So we'll see. I pitched the idea of not changing my name at all, but FI didn't go for it. He's excited because when we're married, our first/middle/married last initials will be the same.
I'm saying hasta la vista to my maiden name and taking on FI's last name. I don't particularly love my maiden name, so I'm not torn on the subject at all.
I'm in America and I've never heard of anyone dropping their middle name and going with "_first name_ _maiden name_ _married name_"
I will just replace my last name with his last name and keep my first and middle name. Sometimes people do
"__first name__ middle name__maiden name ' married name__"
I'm going with First Maiden New - my sister did the same thing and most of my friends who are married did the same.
I will be First Name Middle Name New Last Name. My middle name is the unique name that I love, and wouldn't dream of parting with it, so that was an easy choice for me.
I'm currently debating this -- my maiden name is SUCH a part of my identity - mispronunciations and all! - and I HATE to lose that part of myself. J keeps saying we should just hypenate, but that would make us end up with TWO long-ish (7 and 8 letters) and BOTH unpronouncable names to anyone outside our ethnic community.
What to do?
I'm doing first name - middle name - married name. I LOVE my last name, but FI thinks I'm weird for wanting to keep it. It's just so much cooler than his. Oh well.. the things I do for love.
I'm not sure what to do. Just by reading this I'm thinking of going First Middle Maiden Married. I use my middle initial a lot and middle name whenever appropriate and I like it even though it's old fashioned.
But I don't want to be First Middle Married because it will sound like that's what my name has always been with no reference to my maiden name.
Most of my friends and my sister are First Maiden Married so that's what i was leaning towards but now I'm not so sure...
@MsHyman- I didn't mean that as a dig to all Americans lol! Hope you didn't take it that way...
It's just all the married women I know in the US have done First/Maiden/Husbands Name! I thought maybe it was more popular to do that. Perhaps its a regional thing more than an American thing :)
I have no idea! I'm the last of my name line, so I feel like I should keep my maiden name as my middle name, but it sounds really awkward. My initials will be the same either way, but I still can't decide.
definitely keeping my middle name (love it) & taking his last name. my last name ends with my dad, who i love dearly but i've never liked it. my 1st name ends with an L & my to be last name begins with an L so it will sound a little strange but i think it will flow.
i'm curious to know as to why people would drop their middle name though.
No way am I giving up my middle name. However I have not yet decided whether or not to keep my maiden name or change my last name. I'm not in any rush to make a decision though.
I can't wait to get rid of my maiden name so I'm keeping my middle name the same. The only time that I have seen any women use their maiden name as their middle name were a couple mothers at the grade school I went to. I thought it was really weird back then because it came across to me that they didn't like the middle name they were given by their parents and I still don't get it but to each their own. Do whatever makes you happy.
I am having problems deciding what to do here. My middle name is my mom's maiden name so I feel bad dropping that. I do want to keep my last name somewhere though. Four names would be too long though I think. Any suggestions?
I am changing to First Maiden His Last only because I already have degrees and awards in my current name. That way, I can sign my new full name and people can connect the fact that I'm the same person. I'm not attached to my middle name so its fine with me
I intend to do First/Middle/His Last. I never put that much though into it before reading this..... Now I'm beginning to....
Question...if you change your name to maiden name - last name, does that mean your legal last name is hyphenated or your legal last name is your married name and your maiden name becomes your middle (or 2nd middle) name?
Your new legal name becomes whatever you want it to be as long as it is approved by the court.
I'm very attached to my middle name as it's been passed down through our family so I am keeping my middle and dropping my last name and taking his. Plus, my last name is a conjunction so if I kept it, my new full name would sound so weird.
I'm taking his last name as my middle name, and keeping my last name. He's taking my last name, and using his last name as his middle name.
kept my name in original order.... all too hard to learn to sign a new name and my hubbys surname isnt ethnic enough for my tastes
I would like to keep all 4 names, but it seems impractical, being as most paperwork only allows for one middle name or initial. Would I leave the maiden name off?
This makes me tempted to just use first, middle, married, out of convenience. I don't know what to do, but it certainly shows that is the most common combo...
I'm keeping my middle and dropping my maiden. I"m doing this for 2 reasons - 1. my maiden name sounds weird with my married name. 2. I've had a major falling out w/ my dad, and I really want nothing to do with him or his last name. My mom is remarried, so it's not like we even have the same last name anyway.
It's a southern tradition to drop your middle name and replace with your maiden name. My best friend did it... too weird to me that I would never do it.
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