an_onanist@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhat happens when two people with hyphenated last names get married? Do they hyphenate all four names and in what order?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down14
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareWhat happens when two people with hyphenated last names get married? Do they hyphenate all four names and in what order?an_onanist@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down7·10 months agoBelieve it or not, sexism! They usually place the man’s name first and then only pass on those names. We just made up portmanteau names for our kids, based on what sounded good. Over time, this should improve the overall coolness of last names.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 months agoSo if you portmanteau four hyphenated names you’d have quite an awesome mouthful. Example based on some names I’ve encountered… Garcia + Roothopper + Nishigawa + Smith = Garhopgawaith? Nishciasmithopper? Smootgawacia?
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoSounds like something out of the Swedish dub of Guardians of the Galaxy
Believe it or not, sexism!
They usually place the man’s name first and then only pass on those names.
We just made up portmanteau names for our kids, based on what sounded good. Over time, this should improve the overall coolness of last names.
So if you portmanteau four hyphenated names you’d have quite an awesome mouthful.
Example based on some names I’ve encountered…
Garcia + Roothopper + Nishigawa + Smith = Garhopgawaith? Nishciasmithopper? Smootgawacia?
Sminishigroot
Sounds like something out of the Swedish dub of Guardians of the Galaxy