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April 9th Is My Independence Day.
danishcanadian
@danishcanadian
(28954)
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Canada
9 Apr 18
Well, it's April 9th 17 years ago today I legally changed my last name to Christensen. By doing this I claimed a piece of my Danish heritage, and rejected a patriarchial naming tradition which originated in a time when women were...
feminism
maiden name
surname
last name
5 responses
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4 people
Would you carry your husband's surname or keep your maiden name after marriage?
hot_legs15
@hot_legs15
(132)
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Philippines
16 May 11
Changing one's surname or keeping it after marriage is fraught with several complications. In the Philippines, although a married woman is allowed to keep her maiden name under the Family Code, I only encountered one married...
maiden name
marriage
surname
25 responses
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4 people
what's with a mother's maiden name?
jpaxxx21
@jpaxxx21
(170)
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Singapore
31 Mar 11
i just wonder why in some forms or documents, there is a need to fill in our mom's maiden name. i honestly get confused. haha. i never really thought of my mom's maiden name. like when i was trying to get through a bank's customer...
maiden name
4 responses
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1 person
If you were to divorce would you keep your married name or maiden name?
jugsjugs
@jugsjugs
(12967)
6 Oct 09
When i got divorced i kept my married name as i thought it would be easier,as we had children and i did not want all the added jobs of a name change.What would you do?
divorce
maiden name
married name
22 responses
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4 people
Some People Are Just Plain AWSOME!!!!!!
danishcanadian
@danishcanadian
(28954)
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Canada
11 Aug 09
My Aunt E and Uncle J are two of the coolest people in the whole wide world!!! I always thought they were cool, but today we received something in the mail that made us realize they're even cooler than we thought. It's coming...
feminism
feminist
maiden name
married name
4 responses
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2 people
Baby names
blue65packer
@blue65packer
(11826)
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United States
4 Aug 09
Has anyone considered or done this as a babies name? I'm talking about using like the mother's or grandmother's maiden name for a baby? I know country singer Deirks Bentley has his mom's maiden name for his first name. My newest...
different
maiden name
5 responses
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1 person
When you got married did you take your husbands name?
jesssp
@jesssp
(2712)
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Canada
26 May 09
Or did you keep your own? Or hyphenate the two names? And for men what did your wife do with her name? What was your reason behind your choice? We were just married at the beginning of May and I chose to take my husband's...
maiden name
marriage
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wedding
42 responses
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12 people
Maiden or Married name?
deejean06
@deejean06
(1952)
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United States
18 Mar 09
When I got married I chose to change my name to my husband's name. It did take awhile to get everything switched over, and I'm not really sure that everything is switched over even now, but I made that decision. However I know...
family
life
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marriage
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people
21 responses
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3 people
Do people online give you nicknames based off of your online username?
hdjohnson
@hdjohnson
(2981)
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United States
9 Feb 09
I've had several nicknames in my childhood. I used to be called "RED" because of my complexion. I used to be called "KID" because I looked younger than my real age all my life. But since I've started interacting with people...
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2 responses
Does your last name sound good hyphonated?
katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213
(28716)
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United States
27 Jan 09
A lot of my married friends on Facebook have listed their name as hyphonated, so that their old high school friends can find them. I've thought about doing this. I've used Facebook to contact some of my old school friends and...
high school
hyphonated
just married
last name
maiden name
married name
name
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1 person
Changing name after marriage
dreamy1
@dreamy1
(3811)
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United States
25 Aug 07
Did you do it? Why or why not? I'm not married and don't know if I ever want to but I know that if I do I will not be changing my name. Why you might ask. I don't think it's necessary. Some cultures don't do it. I don't want to do...
changing name
changing your name
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16 responses
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6 people
Still Bearing Your Maiden Name After Marriage?
fellowlife
@fellowlife
(988)
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Nigeria
14 Jun 07
Ladies, what do you think about women who get married and do not change their maiden names to their husband's names? Men, if your wife refuses to change her maiden name, how would you react to that?
maiden name
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nee
1 response
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patgalca
@patgalca
(18481)
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Orangeville, Ontario
22 May 07
I was just reading the discussion about women changing their names when they get married, whether to keep their maiden name or hyphenate with their husband's. What would you do when you get your first book published? What name...
maiden name
married name
new name
pen names
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3 people
name change
whitesmoke
@whitesmoke
(1)
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United States
6 Jan 07
can a person change their entire name leagally or just parts of their name
name change
2 responses
What is your mother's maiden name?
saibal06
@saibal06
(2575)
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India
20 Nov 06
My mom's maiden name was Sadhona Roy. What about your Mother?
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