Oh well, here goes. It’s not really a beef, more a point of pontification. I think about weird things sometimes. What I want to know is, what is going to happen to all of these “hyphenated names” in the next 2-3 generations? To me, you either take your husband/wife’s surname, or just keep your pre-married surname.
The whole “hyphenated name” thing is bizarre. To me, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Follow along with my rock solid scientific example of hyphenated lineage.
John Smith falls madly in love with and marries Jane Jones. They decide to hyphenate their name. They become John Smith-Jones and his wife, Jane Jones-Smith. Ok, whatever…..but keep going.
Bob Garden falls madly in love with and marries Jean Keys. They decide to hyphenate their name. Bob Garden becomes Bob Garden-Keys and his wife, Jean Keys-Garden.
John Smith-Jones and Jane Jones-Smith have a daughter. We’ll call her Melissa Jones-Smith. Bob Garden-Keys and Jean Keys-Garden have a son. We’ll call him Dallas Garden-Keys. (you know where i'm going with this, don't you?)
Melissa Jones-Smith meets and falls madly in love with and marries Dallas Garden-Keys. They decide to hyphenate their names. So, you get………….
Melissa Jones-Smith/Garden-Keys and Dallas Garden-Keys/Jones-Smith?
Just wait until the next generation after Melissa and Dallas sets out to marry.
Yes, this cute little “hyphen” experiment is going to work out just fine.
The whole “hyphenated name” thing is bizarre. To me, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Follow along with my rock solid scientific example of hyphenated lineage.
John Smith falls madly in love with and marries Jane Jones. They decide to hyphenate their name. They become John Smith-Jones and his wife, Jane Jones-Smith. Ok, whatever…..but keep going.
Bob Garden falls madly in love with and marries Jean Keys. They decide to hyphenate their name. Bob Garden becomes Bob Garden-Keys and his wife, Jean Keys-Garden.
John Smith-Jones and Jane Jones-Smith have a daughter. We’ll call her Melissa Jones-Smith. Bob Garden-Keys and Jean Keys-Garden have a son. We’ll call him Dallas Garden-Keys. (you know where i'm going with this, don't you?)
Melissa Jones-Smith meets and falls madly in love with and marries Dallas Garden-Keys. They decide to hyphenate their names. So, you get………….
Melissa Jones-Smith/Garden-Keys and Dallas Garden-Keys/Jones-Smith?
Just wait until the next generation after Melissa and Dallas sets out to marry.
Yes, this cute little “hyphen” experiment is going to work out just fine.
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