Was talking with my sister Kira about the concept of hyphenated last names, say Joe Mother's Name-Father's Name.
The thing we were wondering about is, what are the motivations for hyphenating a kid's last name?
- is it a "women's lib" thing? (Kira's words)
- is it an idea of keeping a name alive?
The question is...what happens when two people with hyphenated names meet and get married?
Do the offspring have 4 last names? Is one chosen?
And, if the child decides to take the last name of her spouse and abandon the hyphenated name altogether, does that defeat the purpose?
No judgments here, just curious about how the phenomenon will play itself out...
Thoughts?
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