tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post5131630264443774383..comments2023-10-22T07:27:14.281-07:00Comments on Engineer + Geek tie the knot: The Name Change GameRunner Leanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920305723750242672noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-3645868206191735982011-07-01T19:08:58.327-07:002011-07-01T19:08:58.327-07:00I planned to change my last name but after the wed...I planned to change my last name but after the wedding I just couldn't get used to my "new" last name so never officially changed it. I just like my name as is and don't feel that having a different last name from my husband makes us less of a family. Our future children will have my husband's last name only. I am not a fan of hyphenation. Some people give me a hard time for not changing it. A lot of people assume I have changed it which can be annoying.Nicole @ Haute Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567153986505971579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-21054555392547098732011-07-01T03:22:03.277-07:002011-07-01T03:22:03.277-07:00i didn't change mine either. i am still "...i didn't change mine either. i am still "open" about it though... i have a unique last name too, and no brothers so the name will die out sooner rather than later. but i also don't like the reasoning of "the woman is supposed to change or name" or "has always changed her name". i'm not a feminist, i just don't agree with this! the "tradition" started because women were seen as property and sorry but i am not a cow :) i have told josh that i am open to a suggestion from him on what he would give up/change in return for me changing my name and he has not offered anything yet. i think the guy should do something to.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-23050728788697021182011-06-30T17:03:31.096-07:002011-06-30T17:03:31.096-07:00I wrote a little more about it here (worth reading...I wrote a little more about it here (worth reading the comments! http://caffeinerd.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/the-name-change/), but I will be changing my name. As my dad is from Jordan and had his last name completely Americanized when he came here (my grandpa's decision), our last name (Turner) is not culturally or historically meaningful to me or my sister. It's a last name shared by bazillions of people that only shares the first letter with what would be my "real" last name. I would love to give it to a son (first name) someday. My fiance', on the other hand, has a centuries-old Scottish name. I dig being able to trace family histories and am actually pretty excited about taking it :) Absolutely understand both decisions, though!Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770658547389303879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-10805497719590232011-06-30T12:54:45.304-07:002011-06-30T12:54:45.304-07:00When I got married, I struggled a little with this...When I got married, I struggled a little with this. I was Tracy Richards and while all I wanted was to be a Bryant, it made me sad to think that I wouldn't be a Richards anymore. I was talking to my dad about it and he said "You'll always be a Richards, no matter what your name". It makes me cry to think about that even now. I changed my name and am not sorry that I did, but when I received my official name change document in the mail, I cried. That surprised me. And when my brother got married and his wife took his last name, I was envious that she got to be a Richards. So weird! Our names carry so much emotion with them, you have to do what feels right for you.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565680702903562912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-54058184027061392152011-06-30T10:28:44.576-07:002011-06-30T10:28:44.576-07:00Even though I always liked Mike's last name, i...Even though I always liked Mike's last name, it sounds rediculous with Nikki...sounds like a nursery rhyme! Anyhow, I always liked the tradition of changing your last name so I gave it a go and after 3 days of laughing everytime I said it together I decided not to change and hence, I`m still Nikki Scott! I do however, call our family by his last name and have no problems if people call me Mrs. N. Plus, for engineering I liked to keep my registration in my original maiden name. (Whoops, sorry, long post)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775254688394259213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-48803056616935874072011-06-30T09:54:00.959-07:002011-06-30T09:54:00.959-07:00so, what`s your last name anyway? :-[so, what`s your last name anyway? :-[monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627144821720576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-89485640888309065422011-06-30T08:25:47.400-07:002011-06-30T08:25:47.400-07:00I had to decide when I applied for my green card (...I had to decide when I applied for my green card (they said it was a legal way to change my name to ANYTHING! I thought I should change it to somthing really cool, but just picked DH's name). Honestly, never a huge fan of my maiden name (never really liked having a man's first name as my last name - sorry mom & dad if you're reading my comment), and figured it was less confusing for us all to have the same last name. Our names definitely sound bad hyphenated & I would definitely not use my maiden name as my middle name (although if we had had a boy I would have used it for his middle name). However, I'm a big fan of keeping cool last names or keeping them for professional reasons.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054797753634874938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204212674660926989.post-75783466764101101942011-06-30T08:13:42.774-07:002011-06-30T08:13:42.774-07:00A very good friend of mine (from Newfoundland), ke...A very good friend of mine (from Newfoundland), kept her maiden name when she married, however, when they had children, the female children carried her maiden name while the male children had her husbands surname.<br /><br />a tad confusing, but that's what they did....Lily on the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598295903641371197noreply@blogger.com