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Why do women change their surname at all? In regard to children, using both parents surnames, in whatever order, seems to be fair to everybody. Please note I’m
by mbroncano 8y ago
Why do women change their surname at all? In regard to children, using both parents surnames, in whatever order, seems to be fair to everybody.
Please note I’m not advocating for Portuguese or Spanish naming customs per se. I’d like to hear what other HN readers think about this particular option.
- hamandcheese 8y agoWhat about their kid’s kids?
- influx 8y agoWhat do you do after the next generation? Example: John Smith and Maria Lopez have a daughter named Angel Smith Lopez. Who then marries Walter Dunkirk Kim. The daughter would be Angel Smith Lopez Dunkirk Kim? Or some random combination?
- maxerickson 8y agoYou do it however you feel like it. Spanish speaking people often carry around more than 1 surname. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Spanish_compound_surnames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Spanish_compound_surna...
- adthomsen 8y agoYou pick a name each that you want your children to carry. Both my wife and I have two surnames, one from each of our parents. We have chosen one of those each and given to our children.
- jolmg 8y agoIf you do it the way members of spanish speaking cultures typically do it (and Angel named her daughter Angel, too :)), then it'd be Angel Dunkirk Smith. The convention is for children to take the first surname of their father as their first surname and the first surname of their mother as their second surname.
- mbroncano 8y agoI can think of a few options: * The least common surname * The one from the more affluent family * The one you like the most