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I think everyone should have 3 names, 4 if married (optional).
1. Given 2. Mother's Surname 3. Father's Surname 4. Spouse's Surname (optional)
You could still include a middle name in part 1, given name. I like the idea of middle names. They're like vouchers, as if to say "If you don't like that name, here's this other one I was really considering", or "I couldn't decide" or "Your mother/father insisted on honoring their mother/father/aunt/uncle/grandpa/grandma". I also like when people's middle names are their mother's maiden names/family names (in my system, there'd be no such thing as a maiden name. Or at least, it'd just refer to a person's whole name prior to adding the spouse's name).
It never made sense to me to change a person's name upon marriage. You shouldn't be changing! You should be incorporating, adding :) And I stand firmly by the matrilineal descent system. I mean, whose vagina did you come out of, right?
Anyway, yeah this means members of the same family would have different names than each other; no more of everyone having one shared last name. Big deal. Your name says what family you came from anyway! It's like a mini family registry. Neat.
Don't mind me.
1. Given 2. Mother's Surname 3. Father's Surname 4. Spouse's Surname (optional)
You could still include a middle name in part 1, given name. I like the idea of middle names. They're like vouchers, as if to say "If you don't like that name, here's this other one I was really considering", or "I couldn't decide" or "Your mother/father insisted on honoring their mother/father/aunt/uncle/grandpa/grandma". I also like when people's middle names are their mother's maiden names/family names (in my system, there'd be no such thing as a maiden name. Or at least, it'd just refer to a person's whole name prior to adding the spouse's name).
It never made sense to me to change a person's name upon marriage. You shouldn't be changing! You should be incorporating, adding :) And I stand firmly by the matrilineal descent system. I mean, whose vagina did you come out of, right?
Anyway, yeah this means members of the same family would have different names than each other; no more of everyone having one shared last name. Big deal. Your name says what family you came from anyway! It's like a mini family registry. Neat.
Don't mind me.