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February 1, 2019 3:32 AM
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Mother loses legal fight to give child double-barrelled surname

Mother loses legal fight to give child double-barrelled surname | Name News | Scoop.it
A legal stoush has erupted between a mother and a father over whether their baby daughter should have a double-barrelled surname on her birth certificate.
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January 9, 2019 7:54 AM
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Woman claims husband wants to name baby girl after his ex-lover, sparking outrage on Reddit

Woman claims husband wants to name baby girl after his ex-lover, sparking outrage on Reddit | Name News | Scoop.it
Oh, baby.
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October 31, 2018 5:30 AM
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Miranda Lambert Gleefully Gets Her 'Name Changed Back' in Pistol Annies Video

Miranda Lambert Gleefully Gets Her 'Name Changed Back' in Pistol Annies Video | Name News | Scoop.it
Bandmate Angaleena Presley previously promised the song "has nothing to do with us and is about no one in this group"
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A fun music video about getting your surname changed back to the original.

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October 10, 2018 5:17 AM
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Why I Gave My Baby a Ridiculously Long Name | What to Expect

Why I Gave My Baby a Ridiculously Long Name | What to Expect | Name News | Scoop.it
My son's name is seven syllables and 24 letters long — but here's the important meaning behind it.
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September 16, 2018 5:54 PM
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Tailor-made surnames are a growing trend as families seek a 'united brand'

Tailor-made surnames are a growing trend as families seek a 'united brand' | Name News | Scoop.it
Gone are the days when babies were automatically given their dad's names.
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September 6, 2018 3:04 PM
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Invisible names and visible privileges: the racialisation of names

Invisible names and visible privileges: the racialisation of names | Name News | Scoop.it
Emily Wykes (University of Nottingham) “With a name like Patel, and her ethnic background, she won’t be working anywhere important where she can’t get the time off” (The Guardian). This recent comm…
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June 12, 2018 7:48 PM
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How Mayim Bialik and her ex-husband decided on their kids' last names

How Mayim Bialik and her ex-husband decided on their kids' last names | Name News | Scoop.it
When women get married, the majority adopt their partner's last name. But for many feminists (such as Mayim Bialik), this is not appealing. But that creates an issue when they start to have kids. Here's how Mayim and her ex-husband solved that problem.
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May 4, 2018 7:10 AM
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Survey request on surnames

Survey request on surnames | Name News | Scoop.it
Here’s your chance to contribute to onomastic research! If you have a moment, please participate in this short survey for Dr. Donna Lillian, past president of the American Name Society.
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February 28, 2018 4:55 PM
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Baby Naming Issue: Surnames and Family Naming Traditions

Baby Naming Issue: Surnames and Family Naming Traditions | Name News | Scoop.it
My hope is that if we as a society can’t come up with a fair solution that makes sense for every family, then we as a society are going to make room for a lot of different ways to do surnames, and that most of those ways will equally represent both parents (and/or average out to equal representation), and that we as a society will stop acting as if that’s weird.
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January 6, 2018 4:35 PM
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Duana Names: Jack (Jackie? Jacqueline?) Of All Names…

Duana Names: Jack (Jackie? Jacqueline?) Of All Names… | Name News | Scoop.it
is it fair of me to ask him to change his name since he has not asked me to do the same?
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December 13, 2017 7:44 AM
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If My Future Kids Get My Husband’s Last Name, I Should Get to Choose Their First Names

"Let’s discuss fairness. I’ve mentioned this belief to people and have been met with, “Choosing kid names needs to be a compromise!” But the kids getting his last name was the compromise!"

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October 10, 2017 7:47 PM
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Naming Issue: Changing a Surname

Naming Issue: Changing a Surname | Name News | Scoop.it
Hi , So I hate my last name. My last name is Landon with an extra letter. Lately I’ve been debating on whether I should change it when I turn 18 next year. Reasons why I don’t like it &…
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August 28, 2017 4:21 PM
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Dear Dodai: I Want My Biracial Offspring’s Name to Buck the Patriarchy

Dear Dodai: I Want My Biracial Offspring’s Name to Buck the Patriarchy | Name News | Scoop.it
Hello and welcome back to Dear Dodai, in which I answer questions about navigating problematic situations, in an attempt to assist the needy and school fools. Let’s jump right into it, shall we?
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January 16, 2019 1:28 PM
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Name change honors all family

Backed by love from family – including the support of three sisters who kept the Eggers name after their own marriages – we both became Moons
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October 31, 2018 7:20 AM
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It’s 2018 and ‘Dear Abby’ Thinks Indian Baby Names Should be Avoided

It’s 2018 and ‘Dear Abby’ Thinks Indian Baby Names Should be Avoided | Name News | Scoop.it
It’s clear that what Dear Abby fails to realize is that this dialogue between this husband and wife is more than a discussion about names.
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October 13, 2018 5:28 PM
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Royal Bridesmaids and Page Boys in the Last Decade

Royal Bridesmaids and Page Boys in the Last Decade | Name News | Scoop.it
All these Royal Weddings have got me thinking about the adorable bridesmaids and pageboys that briefly steal the limelight at these prestigious events. Starting from the most recent, here are the three Royal Weddings that have taken place this decade, and the names of the bridesmaids and page boys
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September 19, 2018 10:19 AM
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Switching surnames: Why a happily married woman went back to her maiden name | Stuff.co.nz

Switching surnames: Why a happily married woman went back to her maiden name | Stuff.co.nz | Name News | Scoop.it
So why would I swap Ms Top-of-the-List Monastery Mistress for… Mrs Ordinary-and-Commonplace Streets?
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September 6, 2018 3:20 PM
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Runnymede Trust / What's in a Name?

two assistants were giggling and looking at a prescription form. She said,  "I instantly thought, “It must be mine, and they’re thinking, ‘How do we pronounce this? You do it, I’ll, no you do it, you do it’
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July 2, 2018 6:34 PM
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On My Mind: 6-27-18

On My Mind: 6-27-18 | Name News | Scoop.it
Edwige Feuillère La Révolution française - I've been watching the two part film (" La Révolution française: les Années lumière" an
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June 9, 2018 4:41 PM
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In Australia, the six options for choosing your baby's surname

In Australia, the six options for choosing your baby's surname | Name News | Scoop.it
Vashti said there are six options when it comes to naming your child:

Father’s surname
Mother’s surname
Hyphenation, or a double-barrelled surname (without a hyphen)
Alternating the two parents’ surnames between siblings
Combining the two surnames into a portmanteau or blended surname
Making up a completely new surname
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May 1, 2018 2:03 PM
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Duana Names: Inspired By Oscar Lainey Gossip Lifestyle

Duana Names: Inspired By Oscar Lainey Gossip Lifestyle | Name News | Scoop.it
Too confusing? Any Chilean (or other) readers with opinions?

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February 28, 2018 3:44 AM
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'I took my wife's name - and then the hassle began'

'I took my wife's name - and then the hassle began' | Name News | Scoop.it
Two men describe the difficulties they experienced when they took their wife's last name.
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December 17, 2017 2:25 PM
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Baby Names My Husband Loves, BUT HAS NEVER TOLD ME! - YouTube

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Featuring Keysha, Ashlyn, Peyton, Alessandra, Adelynn, Adysen, Barret, Danger, Kane, Zion, and Gunner.

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November 2, 2017 5:17 AM
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Keeping up with the Smith-Joneses: you no longer have to be posh to be double-barrelled

Eleven per cent of young newlyweds now combine names and pass them on to their kids. So what are the rules of the modern naming game?
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September 13, 2017 11:46 AM
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Harvey and Irma, Married 75 Years, Marvel at the Storms Bearing Their Names

Harvey and Irma, Married 75 Years, Marvel at the Storms Bearing Their Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Harvey and Irma Schluter are 104 and 92 years old. Never before have two storms bearing their names followed each other.
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