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I found someone with 'Pink' as a surname

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Mar

While trying to ensure that I wasn’t doubling up on my discussions, I came across a post from 2016 talking about a botanist named Olive Pink. Recently the topic of ‘surnames of colour’ came up but I think Pink was one of those...

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What's in a name?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Oct 24

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. My last discussion was about the family of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin wanting to change their name. This made me think about other names that are a bit unusual. Vince and I often say...

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Do you use first names or surnames?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jun 24

I have to thank Vanny for the inspiration for this post. My mother was born in 1910 and social mores were different in those days. Well after she was married, my mother joined the Country Women’s Association. Although she was...

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What's in a name? Well you might ask

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382016) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Aug 22

When my husband and I come across a strange-sounding surname (Goodenough, Sidebottom, Bueglehole are three that spring to mind) we often say jokingly ‘I wonder how they got their name’. In my recent post about Ferguson tractors,...

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Marriage Hesitancy.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 7 Feb 22

These days there is a lot of talk about vaccine hesitancy and the many reasons why some people are refusing to take the jab - but my topic today is not about vaccines. We are in the month of February - known as the month of...

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Maiden names and Surnames

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 4 Sep 16

My favorite hobby is doing genealogical research and I have always seen married womans names written .......first, middle, maiden surname, married surname....... ie: Florence Elizabeth Follin Lee (my great grandmother. When I...

I need my researchers

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 18 Feb 16

I used the website behindthename to find out more information on the surname of my mother's side. I found out a bit of interesting information, including the old variants across Ireland. However, one thing stumped me. The...

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How would you feel if your wife won't use your name?

laydee @laydee (12798) • Philippines 8 Jun 11

I asked a friend about a year ago why she didn't change her name into her married name. I think it has become common here in our place for women to no longer carry the name of her husband - but most are still traditional so most...

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As a WOMAN, Would you still use your SURNAMES after getting married?

neelianoscet @neelianoscet (9615) • Philippines 18 Jul 09

If you are given a freedom of choice to retain your surnames after getting married. Would you accept it as a form of recognition to every women right to choose what you want even in terms of what surnames should be used by you? Do...

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How To Address Mail To Couples With Separate Last Names

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 8 Mar 09

My husband and I kept our names when we got married. No Mr. & Mrs. John Smith (or even Mr. & Mrs. John & Jane Smith) for us. We are Mr. Hisfirst Hislast, and Ms. MyFirst MyLast, or Ms. and Mr, not to be hung up on who comes first....

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Are you satisfied with a surname your parents have given to you?

Lindery @Lindery (853) • Latvia 28 Jan 09

Some people are shy of their surnames because they mean something funny. My surname is perfect for kids to make fun of but I can be lucky no one ever laughed of my surname. I am proud of it and it is really rare one. My...

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if you get married,(for women) do you like to use your surname or your...

poisonivez @poisonivez (504) • Norway 27 Mar 08

husbands? (for men) would you allow your wife to use her own surname or not? In the Philippines, the women use the husbands surname when they got married.. but when I came here in Denmark, women can choose whether to use their...

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Surname issues

yammydudes @yammydudes (865) • Philippines 15 Jul 07

In the Philippines, when a woman gets married, he assumes his new surname, his husbands. Her former surname becomes her middle name and the middle name before she marries is usually...gone. I got wed two months ago, and of course...

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Surnames

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 14 Jul 07

Do you know where your surname is from? Mine is Follin from Ireland.My ancesters were O'Fallon in Ireland and when they came over here they changed it to Follin.But,because of census takers that could not spell,illiteracy and...

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my kids have a different last name

dragonstar13 @dragonstar13 (1465) • United States 17 Mar 07

its common enough in this day of divorce and unmarried couples having babies. after my divorce, i took back my maiden name so my kids grew up with their dad's last name, different than mine. my daughter also took my maiden name...

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Norah Jones' parents.

saxappealct @saxappealct (87) 28 Jan 07

Does anyone know who Norah Jones' mother is and what her name is? Just wondering why she adopted the last name 'jones'. Her dad is the very very famous Ravi Shankar and I guess she didn't fancy Norah Shankar as her stage name! Was...

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Holiday: Today is Z-Day

Eborsisk @Eborsisk (195) • United States 1 Jan 07

Other than today being New Years Day, it is also Z-Day. On Z Day, people who last names start with "Z" get to go first in line. So, all people with last names begining with "Z". Make sure you get in line first!