Hyphenated Names

My wife hyphenated her name originally.

27 years later she's still trying to fix the confusion.

Her GA driver's license says her last name is LESKOFENNER (no hyphens). It's alphabetized under "L". Plus, some state forms don't have enough blanks, so she becomes "Leskofenne" or less. She has gone by Fenner for over 20 years. But her passport says "Fenner"

It can only be changed in GA by a court order.

I'm still not sure what her legal name actually is. I hope she outlives me.

A friend was getting married, and his fiance asked if he would mind if she hyphenated her name. Her maiden name was Johannesmeyer (a hyphenated name that got the hyphen dropped). His name was Purcell. She would have been Purcell-Johannesmeyer.

He (very wisely) said he would be fine with it.

She was just testing him. Her name is Purcell.

SVreX wrote: I'm still not sure what her legal name actually is. I hope she outlives me.

Just because that needed to be said twice

Flight Service wrote:

SVreX wrote: I'm still not sure what her legal name actually is. I hope she outlives me.

Just because that needed to be said twice

Plus, when we got married her childhood Priest performed the ceremony. He was pretty old and senile. He kept calling her Cathy through the ceremony. Cathy is her sister.

So, I might have actually married her sister.

SVreX wrote: So, I might have actually married her sister.

Is she hot?

Now, or 27 years ago??

SVreX wrote: Now, or 27 years ago??

Now

My favorite hyphenated name (although it may not be a surname), La-a. Pronounced; Luhdashuh.

Datsun310Guy wrote:

SVreX wrote: Now, or 27 years ago??

Now

I don't think trades, swaps, or take-backs are allowed!

SVreX wrote:

Datsun310Guy wrote:

SVreX wrote: Now, or 27 years ago??

Now

I don't think trades, swaps, or take-backs are allowed!

Chicken.

SVreX wrote:

Datsun310Guy wrote:

SVreX wrote: Now, or 27 years ago??

Now

I don't think trades, swaps, or take-backs are allowed!

Try it and it's a lock that she will outlive you.

Oblig:

oldsaw wrote: Try it and it's a lock that she will outlive you.

Now that's funny! I don't care who you are.

I had to take an accident report a while back and one of the drivers had no last name. Her license reads "Betty NLN".

Damn. I thought this tread was finnuh be about Africa-America. Carry on, crackuhlz.

poopshovel wrote: Damn. I thought this tread was finnuh be about Africa-America. Carry on, crackuhlz.

Getcha daughter marryin age.

SVreX wrote: A friend was getting married, and his fiance asked if he would mind if she hyphenated her name. Her maiden name was Johannesmeyer (a hyphenated name that got the hyphen dropped). His name was Purcell. She would have been Purcell-Johannesmeyer. He (very wisely) said he would be fine with it. She was just testing him. Her name is Purcell.

My wife asked the same question (but for some reason the names were not the same?) as we began planning our wedding. She is very attached to her last name as there are only a handful of people in the US (and probably the world) with that last name and all are directly related. I told her she could keep her name, take my name, I'd take her name, or we could come up with a new one for both of us to take, but there would be no hyphenating in any way shape or form.

We still got married and we each kept the names we had, but we both unblinkingly respond to the other's last name. So we each sorta have two last names. It very rarely causes an issue since we respond to both names. I thought we might have to carry around copies of our marriage license, but we've only needed once or twice in 7 years.

1988RedT2 wrote:

Rufledt wrote: Also, anyone remember an SNL skit with Nicholas Cage where they were figuring out a name for their kid so he wouldn't get bullied? His name was Oz-Weep-Eh, spelled A-s-s-w-i-p-e

Yes, I remember that one. Twas a long time ago, maybe early to mid 90's? Asswipe Johnson.

Tom Hanks, I think.

Just went searching, and I think they used the joke a couple of times- Hanks was Mr. Asswipe...

an acquaintance from yrs ago that I would see pretty regularly at dart tournaments was named Richard Head .... he tried all his life to get people to call him by his middle name ( don't remember what it is ) 'course that didn't happen

were I him I might have had to go to court and legally change my name

I knew a guy named Richard Butt...

I can see some poor second grader trying to learn to write "Bobby Stanislowsiki - Schmidtlapp".

My friend Tom Case named his kid Justin.......

914Driver wrote: I can see some poor second grader trying to learn to write "Bobby Stanislowsiki - Schmidtlapp". My friend Tom Case named his kid Justin.......

(If serious) Because hey--why not have my kid's name be a joke for the rest of his life. What a cutup!!!

In reply to N Sperlo:

See page 1x2.......

A friend of mine gave his son the middle name "Danger". If only my parents were so much fun.

My girlfriend and I have talked and we agreed that when we get married she'll take my illy spelled german last name over her illy spelled german last name. Nothing gained, nothing lost.