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My First ,My Last, His Last...I don't have a middle name currently so it was a pretty easy decision =)
im dropping mine because to me it signifies becomming as one and having one last name.
I will be completely dropping my maiden name :( It makes me sad because my name is really unique and a version of it has become a nickname. It's real different, but it's who I am!
I originally wanted to take two middle names, but my father, who is an educator, quickly pointed out that my middle initials would be LD, which is an acronym for learning disabled. Thanks for the heads up, Dad, haha
I will try to get my maiden name as the middle name of at least one of my kids!
I'm dropping mine. I'm all for tradition and I never really thought about doing it any other way. Plus my maiden is kinda long so if I kept it I would have a mouth full of names to say and write
I'm moving my maiden name into the middle name spot and taking his last name. My middle name has never felt like a part of me and my maiden name is also a womens' name anyway. I like that it seems we all have our own thing and girls aren't afraid to keep their names anymore. Do what makes you happy!
My maiden name will be long gone. :) No one can pronouce or spell it correctly anyways.
I did not want my mom to change my last name to what it is now. Even though I used it all my life, if wasn't my legal last name until I was 16, and I never even knew! It's my step dad's name, and I don't like him, so I am excited to change it to my FI's!
I'm dropping my maiden name completely too. I'm not terribly attached to it or anything, it's Jones... common as dirt.
@Jay...my FI also said he was cool with using my maiden name as one of our kids' middle name. So me and one of my kids will have the same middle name...=)
I'm Definatley taking his last and dropping my maiden, but I'm not sure if I should change my middle name while I'm at it... I've never been fond of it and it held no meaning to anyone it just "sounded good" I'm tempted to change it as I don't sign it anyway... Anyone else taking the oppertunity to change a name?
I love my middle name and my last name, so I'm keeping both of them and will have two middle names. My middle name is the name my mom wanted to give me, so it's pretty special to me.
FI is taking my maiden name as a second middle name for himself. His last name will be our shared last name, but I still really like that he'll carry part of my family with him now as well.
i will be keeping my last name and adding his behind it. then when we have child s/he will have both of our last names.
I'm dropping my maiden name. I never had any attachment to it, but I do have sentimental attachment to my middle name - it's Alicia, loosely after my dad's mom, Alice, who died from breast cancer when he was 23.
I briefly thought about cramming my maiden name in there, too, but that would just be a really odd jumble of names.
LOVE my last name & feel obligated to keep my middle (named after mom's best friend), so going the four name route...FI & I are contemplating the same route for him - as in he takes my last name as a 2nd middle! SUPER excited about that, like it really symbolizes that I'm not just joining his family - he's joining mine, too!
My elder son already has my maiden name as his middle name (family tradition) so I'll be dropping my maiden name with no compunction. I also have two brothers and roughly half a million cousins to help keep the family name viable so I've no worries on that front!
@Jamaica- Right now I am thinking of giving my maiden name to a male child if we have one or a second girl.
I would really like to give my middle name Liisa to a first girl so we would have the same middle name. Liisa by the way is the traditional Finnish spelling of Lisa. My parents wanted me to have a Finnish middle name honoring our heritage, so I can't imagine getting rid of it and want it to stay in the family.
I'm doing the 2 middle names. I've had my last name for 26 years.. it just feels strange just dropping it.
I'm dropping my maiden name entirely. I'm thrilled to finally get rid of my father's name, since he was very abusive to me and my mom and sister. My Fi's family name is much more honorable.
I'm going with ditching my last name and picking up his...no bad feelings about this! The only thing i'm nervous about is getting used to signing it...my signature right now is sooo easy for me.
I am keeping my maiden name as a middle name, dropping my chinese middle name completely, and taking his name as my last. I didn't want to change my name either but it was REALLY important to him. So, oh well. I have a huge attachment to my last name being I am the oldest grandchild in the family, and eldest daughter, and my family is really close knit.
I adore his last name, and can't wait to take it on. The plan is to drop my maiden name.........but I love my last name, too, so I am secretly brainstorming alternate plans. : )
I am excited to change my name like many of you. I would like to be First Middle NewLast but I am going to go by First OldLast NewLast professionally, at least during the transition, so I'm gonna go 4 names for that reason.
I love my last name. It's such a great last name and there are a lot of people that refer to me by just my last name. I am super attached to it so I am going to have a hard time taking his last name but that's what the plan is right now. I think I'm going to make my last name another middle name so I'll have 4 names but there is no way I'm going to hyphenate it because it would be way too much of a mouthful and way too long to write. I know that I will be known as my first name and his last name but it's just nice to not get rid of my maiden name completely.
I always thought I'd do MyFirst MyMiddle HisLast but I'm kind of leaning towards MyFirst MyMaiden HisLast. Haha, that would make my initials AKK!
im keeping all my names and adding his as my last name - so first, middle, maiden, his last name, but will probably sign everything with first maiden his last name. and it will make my initials AKA lol
I went the two middle names route. I have had my named changed for almost a year now, and the only things with both my middle names on them are my drivers license and my social security card. Mostly things use only a middle initial, in which case I use my first middle initial, for simplicity's sake---although legally I think it would be valid to use either middle initial when you are forced to provide only one. I am glad I have both middle names, to carry on the family line and such. It has not been a hassle at all.
I am going with my first, my maiden name as he middle and his last. Strange since I did not take the grooms' last names with my first two marriages, which should tell you something about how I feel about this marriage. However, since all my degrees are in my middle name, I need to keep it in there.
I think it's a filipina tradition to do maiden as middle, but frankly, I don't care, my last name is on spanish cleaning products... not very attached.....
I think I'll be using just MyFirst HisLast in day to day life, but officially keeping all of my names. Wouldn't want to let go of them entirely.
Once I marry him, my name and his mothers will be the same (he incidently has the same name as his dad, a junior and a third respectively). That's a bit much!
Still, I'm taking his name. I'm not keeping my maiden name cause hyphenated it sounds really silly, but my middle name, which is very important to me, will take new emphasis is my name (at least its initial). It reflects my family in the same way my maiden name does, so I think that should work out nicely!
I like my last name - its ME. However, it really means a lot to my fiancee that I take his name. I think ultimately I will do MyFirst MyMiddle HisLast, however for work purposes I'll be hyphenating it (MyFirst MyMiddle MyLast-HisLast) because of my reputation and how many people know me as (me). I love my fiancee, but as a strong, independent and career woman this is actually hard for me :) I'm sure many of you understand!
Kids are a whole different ballgame - I have no issues with them just taking his name, and I think thats the way it should be.
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