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So my last name currently is Frank! I have always hated it!!! It sounds like a guys name & people always mix is up. I mean how can you look at a girl and call her Frank, haha. And I always had endless teasing growing up with it too (you name it kids are cruel.... Frankenstein, hey hot dog, Frank and beans) LOL. Ahhh kids.
So I can't wait to change my name when I get married, because I think my FI has a kick ass last name. Especially since I am Irish, even though you wouldn't know it with my current last name. And of course so is my FI. And his last name is Irish-Gallagher YAY! so to me I am getting an UPGRADE.
My sis and I were having this convo about new last names and what if you had a really cool/cute last name and FI well...didn't and you didn't like it so much. She thought hers when she got married was a Downgrade. Now I am not speaking to how much you love FI and not how excited you are to be married and have his last name and be a couple, etc. But just to the new last name. Would it have been one you would have picked for yourself?
Definite downgrade! I had a phonetically AWESOME name pre-marriage. My first name, Middle name and Last Name all had 7 letters, all ending in the same phonetic sound. And now my married name just sounds.... wrong with the rest of my name :( It was hard for me to change it. All for the sake of phonetics :p
At first I thought a downgrade, but now I kind of think an upgrade. My old last name was super unique. I was the only one with my whole name in the US, and I kind of hated going to a more generic last name (not super popular but not unique either). But now I'm kind of digging the anonymity. Its pretty freeing to be non-google-able for the first time since google existed!
I don't think I'm getting either an up or downgrade, we both have super Italian last names that are about the same length and sound kind of similar.
I had a guys name for a last name too! I miss the name I grew up with, but I like what my new one is. It sounds much more professional and my previous last name was always associated with relatives who were not as, lets say educated, as myself!
His last name is awesome. Mine is cutesy and short. I've never really liked it. I was thinking about keeping it as a second middle name, but I might just drop it altogether.
Uhh, I had a difficult first, middle and last veitnamese name. I then got married and legally changed my first name to a nick name that I have always gone by. I also have a german name now. It's not a simple german name so I still have to pronounce it and spell it slowly but I think it's better than what I had.
I went from being one of one person with my first name/last name combo, with an Irish-esque last name. I'm now one of 657 with the third most common last name in North America.
I thought it might be a downgrade, but you know what, people actually pronounce and remember my whole name now.... so the jury is out.
My husband has the first or second most popular last name in the United States. :P I ended up keeping my last name because it's memorable. I've been called back for interviews because the name is associated with a common movie and most people smile because it's goofy.
My last name is a popular male first name/toilet paper so I know EXACTLY what you mean. I can't even tell you how many times substitute teachers would call me last name first name. Even though I hated dealing with that growing up, now that I'm older it doesn't really apply so it's not an issue.
I consider my name change a downgrade because FI's last name is a pain in the ass to pronounce. His name SOUNDS like a popular male first name but its not. No-one ever gets the name right unless we spell it out. I've been using FI's last name for stuff for years and I can't tell you how annoying it is to have to spell out the name Every. Single. Time.
P as in "Paul", E as in "Eric"...
down grade :( I love my last name, it's easy, it's short and it's me.
My new last name makes me sound like a bad country singer.
Because I hate my middle name and my maiden name could be a girls or a boys first name I think I will drop my middle name and make my maiden name my new middle name. Wow that's easier to say than to type :)
Neither! I'm keeping mine and adding his without a hyphen! But, I like his last name, it's simple compared to my German last name.
My last name is actually pronounced Longcoat (long weird Asian spelling) , and my married name will be Petrocelly. It will make me sound like a little Italian grandmother... I can't wait! :)
I felt mine was pretty linear. I went from a common English last name to a common English last name. Both easy to say and spell. No complaints here!
I was partial to my original last name (it made people think that I was related to a past president, so kind of fun, too ;-D) but I really like my new last name. It suits me. Plus it's short (one sylable instead of three) and comes earlier in the alphabet (which can be handy sometimes). So I was happy either way :-)
I'll say even trade....My last name is Hart, and my first name is Jennifer - the most common name in American from '78-81. A lot of frickin' Jennifers out there. I always had multiple Jens in my circle, so starting in college, I got "nicknamed" with my last name, Hart. To many many of my friends, I'm just "Hart." I think it's kind of endearing:) It started as JHart, and occasionally it takes that form still, but 90% of the time, none of my friends from college or afterwards, call me Jennifer - everyone calls me Hart. So I definitely love my maiden name. It has a special place in my "heart," but I guess bottom line is we've had a good run, this last name and I! And I'm okay with moving on.
Fi's last name is Holler, and I think it's a pretty awesome name. He is an identical twin, so they are affectionately called by their last name too - everyone says AHoller and KHoller. I'm already being called JHoller. So it all fits:)
And I'm so excited about having the same last name as Fi, so proud to get to be HIS wife, that I actually had his last name tattooed on my back as a Valentine's Day/wedding gift to him...I never had any tattoos, his name is the only one, and he is OBSESSED with it and thinks it's the sweetest tribute anyone could ever do for their husband.
I wouldn't say that I'm upgrading or downgrading. I like my last name, but I like FH's too. I'm Irish, but you'd never know it really from my last name because mine sounds more Welsh. FH has a popular Irish last name, but I don't know many people with it.
I like my current surname, but I'm happy to be changing - even though it's going to take a REALLY long time to get used to it. Especially since, as a teacher, I'm going to be hearing that name change EVERY DAY. Weird to go from being 'Miss S' to 'Mrs D'!
I'm keeping mine and while there are deeper reasons for it, the fact that it would be a downgrade played into it. His last name is short but unusual and pretty cool, but mine is A++ top last name (it's so awesome I sometimes feel silly giving it to people for reservations and paperwork because it's more often a stage name than an actual last name).
Downgrade.....................:-(
Going from 1/4 people with my name to 1/1500 and getting one of the top 20 last names! But its kind of easier I guess.
My current last name is Hommer - but pronounced like Homer... I was in third grade when The Simpson's came out and I've hated my last name ever since. It got worse when I got into college and those mature college guys realized if you changed the O to a U it spelled something way more "fun" to them.
FI's last name is the same nationality as mine and its just a lot more fun - super excited!
On a side note - I have a third cousin who married someone with my first name, so his wife has the same maiden name as myself... Its going to be a little weird when I give it up and there is still someone with that name. Ce La Vie!
@UpstateCait: You make a valid point, I have to spell out my current last name ALL the time. I sure hope I don't have to when I take his name. Although, I have heard telemarketers still prounounce it wrong on occasion because they are idiots.
I'm getting an upgrade.... I'm still a little sad about giving up my current last name (it's been my name my whole life, after all!) but my new last name is awesome- Amore.
A person can't really get a cooler last name. :)
And I also have a really unique first name (not weird, just really uncommon) so it makes my new name even more interesting.
Lateral move for me! I am going from an interesting Irish name, to an interesting Scottish name.
UPGRADE! This is the one thing that makes me most excited to be officially 'married'! I'll be going from an 11-letter French last name to a common 4-letter English last name. CAN'T WAIT until I stop hearing comments about how ridiculous my last name is, lol
We both have interesting Italian last names... lol. Mine basically means 'cowboy' and his means 'Germans' lollol.. But I will most probably be keeping mine.. :)
I really love my last name, it french but it's been bastardized so it sounds like a regular last name. I'm getting a pretty frickin' sweet last name in return, though. I never though I would change my name until I decided to marry a man with Dear for a last name.
I would have to say linear. I love FI's last name. I am however going from a totally Irish name (First.Middle, and last) to a German last name..I am part German though, so now my name will encompass that. It will be strange, just becuse I have had this name for 33 years, but I am so looking forward to being Mrs. FI!!!
haha glad I am not the only one who has thought about this topic. And thanks for keeping me up and entertained tonight ladies. FI had knee surgery today and I am trying to stay awake so I can give him his pain meds. Is it wrong I am the tired one, LOL.
I loved all your comments and storied =)
Definite upgrade for me. I dislike my name and wish I hadn't taken it back after my divorce. My name is difficult to spell and very long. At least I'm losing a few letters and getting a VERY plain name, but i drop down a few in the alphabet.
When I was little I always wanted to marry someone with a super short name at the beginning of the alphabet ;) I was tired of being called towards the end of stuff all the time!
Neither? I used to get picked on a lot because of my last name. I don't like it and will be glad to get rid of it. That being said, FI's name is weird looking at it and I'll have to spell it for everyone!
Mine is both. My maiden name was very unique & no one else had it but I haven't been in contact with my bio family since high school & my last name didn't "match" the person I considered to be my mom. So basically I just had this random last name.
My new name is easy, but no one can ever spell it right, or they put a space in it & so the vet or bank or dentist can never find me in the system until I say "there's no space" & have to spell it out. Times like that I miss my "old" name.
I voted "upgrade" because even thou its a pain when calling the bank or the vet, I am very happy to have my DH's last name :)
I'm going from my common last name to his uncommon Italian name (if I end up changing, I've been too lazy thus far.)
I kind of think it's a downgrade. My super Irish first name sounds kind of stupid with his super Italian last name, imo.
Great Question - I think it will be an upgrade , although my last name is only 7 letters people ALWAYS pronounce it wrong . My SO is short , sweet, and unique but easy to pronounce :)
I don't think I'm going to take it but if I do it will be a definite downgrade. I really hate it. Too long and too common :(
@maureen9004: Are you Maureen Focker? Heheh, j/k.
I think Mr.ND has a nice last name, but it SOOO common around here, where as I am one of 4 people with my last name in the entire state. It's a pretty unique last name for this area, so I'm hyphenating to get the best of both worlds :-)
UPGRADE!!! I've always hated my last name. Very common and very jewish! And I'm not… lol.
A number of years ago my married the lady who stole my name. She didn't ask permission. But on my wedding day, it will be my gift to her. She can be one of the thousands of others and I will be unique.
I love my short, sweet, Italian last name now. I am sad to see it go, but I am happy to take on my FI's beautiful French last name! My name will go from 4 letters to 11 and it is tricky to say/write. My kindergartners will know me as Mrs. C instead of Mrs. C*************************************** :)
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