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Post by dianaholberg on Sept 22, 2005 9:12:03 GMT -5
littlepea, it seems there are a number of traditions where surnames are preserved in the way you described. I know Shalom has posted about the Jewish tradition (where "bar" meaning "son of" is used -- like "Simon bar-Jonah" for Peter). Then there is the Arab tradition (where "bin" is used, also meaning "son of" -- like "Osama bin Laden"). They do the grandfather thing too by tacking on an extra "bin" (like "Ali bin Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Fulani" = Ali, son of Ahmed, grandson of Saleh, of the family Al-Fulani).
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Post by littlepea on Sept 22, 2005 12:46:15 GMT -5
cool
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Post by Rainlily on Sept 23, 2005 2:18:26 GMT -5
Personally I don't know anyone who speaks gaelic but I have seen ads for gaelic language classes...so who knows, maybe. I do know that my husbands grandmother could speak gaelic. Now I have heard before that Nova Scotia has kept alive scottish culture more than Scotland has, not sure if that one is true. I myself have found some scottish names in my family tree Wallace, Urquhart and a few others that elude me at the moment....
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Post by kayteemarie on Sept 23, 2005 2:26:19 GMT -5
One thing I really respect living in Québec is that the law does not require the woman to take on the man's name - thus a lot of hyphenated last names of children, but I love it... my hyphenated name I love, most of my friends as well... it gives the opportunity of everyone's family heritage to be carried on and I think that is lovely...
Of course the last part of my last name will be given to my child and this/her father the same... that shows we are making our own family - by ourselves... I love its symbolism!
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Post by Tara on Sept 23, 2005 7:32:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I've noticed some people with hyphenated names.
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Post by littlepea on Sept 23, 2005 11:32:25 GMT -5
one of my cousins has a hyphenated surname (my mother's brother's daughter) comprised of her mother's maiden name followed by her father's surname. it's a bit odd because her mother took her husband's name when they married, and her older brother took their father's surname too. i'll do a quick family tree to explain (except with different names, in case they don't want strange people reading all about them ) Erin Murphey marries William Turnbull. now they're called Erin and William Turnbull. their first child, a boy, is called Charles Turnbull. their second child, a girl, is called Agnes Murphey-Turnbull. those names don't work so well, but it sounds a lot nicer with their actual names, don't worry
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Post by Tara on Sept 23, 2005 14:28:30 GMT -5
Erin Murphey marries William Turnbull. now they're called Erin and William Turnbull. their first child, a boy, is called Charles Turnbull. their second child, a girl, is called Agnes Murphey-Turnbull. those names don't work so well, but it sounds a lot nicer with their actual names, don't worry That's the way it goes? I thought when the couple got married, they both got their names hyphonated. Then the children got that too. And then I guess if the children get married, they gotta pick one...?
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Post by kayteemarie on Sept 23, 2005 15:50:44 GMT -5
My mother's name is Dina Hillsworth, my father is Etienne Giguère - I am Kat Hillsworth - Giguère... lets say my husband was to be Patrick LaChance Desmerais... my children's name would be Hélène Giguère- Desmerais... I think that is lovely... it like you keep your parents creation alive and then start your own...
I should say my dad's real name is Etienne LaChance- Giguère... my current bf's is hyphenated as well... its actually weird to think someone without a hyphenated name... hehehe
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Post by dianaholberg on Sept 23, 2005 18:29:26 GMT -5
I've never known a man to hyphenate his name when he married. Actually, come to think of it, I've never known a man with a hyphenated name at all.
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Post by littlepea on Sept 23, 2005 21:35:55 GMT -5
i don't think my uncle's family did it the traditional way for hyphenated names or anything, it's just something they felt like doing when they had their second child. or maybe both children are like that, i can't remember
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Post by Tara on Sept 24, 2005 12:53:59 GMT -5
Actually, come to think of it, I've never known a man with a hyphenated name at all. I knew a guy at the highschool I went to with a hyphenated name.
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Post by dianaholberg on Sept 24, 2005 13:09:33 GMT -5
Do you know how he came by it?
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Post by Tara on Sept 25, 2005 20:32:46 GMT -5
Nope. If I get the chance, I'll ask him.
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Post by teancum79 on Nov 3, 2005 12:38:44 GMT -5
I friend of a friend combined their family names when they got married I can’t remember what it was but is was a mouthful. Personally I like the idea of taking the husband’s name, tradition as much as anything else I guess. I also think what a lot of the South American's do is cool where the Women's family name is a middle or 3 name. It helps to keep that connection to the wife's family but does not create a name that can't fit on paper. Just think if two people with hyphenated names got married and did it again. Peterson-Jones-Himerdinger-Magillicutty
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Post by Tara on Nov 3, 2005 18:28:18 GMT -5
Well, I'm sure a compromise could be made with the hyphenated names....
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