two surnames???

**spinacholive** · 22-10-2008 09:25

hellooo mummies,
just need some opinions here.....me and my
partner...not married.....was thinking to give
bub my partners surname but mine aswell...it then becomes....bubs name Mullings-Olijve

im not from this country...is this common here aswell...or is this weird if you want to give baby two surnames?? does anyone know if there are any other issues with it?
cheers,

**WorkingClassMum** · 22-10-2008 09:28

It's becoming quite common here to hyphenate names.

There's no particular stigma and if you're both happy - go for it.

You mayn't want to actually post your surname on a public forum though

**bumblytumbly** · 22-10-2008 09:39

with WorkingClassMum. More and more people are starting to do it..My only thought was that the 2 names together seem a bit of a mouthful for a little kid.

**Lilyloo** · 22-10-2008 09:42

I know lots of people with hyphenated surnames, and quite a few children. It is quite common.

**Jender** · 22-10-2008 09:45

My DD has my surname as a second name. So she gets both (and so will the new little one) but not hyphenated. Personally, not a big fan of that.

**cinnamonbear** · 22-10-2008 09:46

i was happy to give my dd a hyphenated surname mien first tehn ehr fathers

but he doesnt liek hyphenated names.. so i thought id just use mine as i was unsure as to weather or not he would be involved in her life( good chocie based on what has occured durign pregnancy and after her birth)

but whoop i totally forgot about his dislikes for hyphenated names when i named her and now she has a hyphenated first name

nah i didnt do this out spite i jsut totallt forgot about him during a truely blissfull moment!

**spinacholive** · 22-10-2008 09:49

Originally Posted by WorkingClassMum

It's becoming quite common here to hyphenate names.

There's no particular stigma and if you're both happy - go for it.

You mayn't want to actually post your surname on a public forum though

thanks for the reply...that was bit silly of me to post the names...what does hyphenating mean..sorry still learning language

**WorkingClassMum** · 22-10-2008 09:52

The " - " is a hyphen. To put a - in a name or pair/set of words is to hyphenate it

"Smith-Jones" is a hyphenated name

working-class is also hyphenated - I cant explain in correct gramatical terms though - LOL - grammar is not my strong point

**bumblytumbly** · 22-10-2008 09:53

A hyphen is the little symbol -

So when you hyphenate a name it means to put that little symbol in between the two.

**spinacholive** · 22-10-2008 09:59

Originally Posted by WorkingClassMum

The " - " is a hyphen. To put a - in a name or pair/set of words is to hyphenate it

"Smith-Jones" is a hyphenated name

working-class is also hyphenated - I cant explain in correct gramatical terms though - LOL - grammar is not my strong point

LOL....well your doing a good job explaining though...thank you...