Name changing post wedding

SonaliPop

Brides,

Are you guys taking your husband's first name as your middle name?
Ie:

Priya Ajay Patel?

I just thought I'd keep my maiden name as my middle name and take his last name...and at first, I wasn't going to do that! But here (London) everybody is a bit more traditional and take their husbands name as their middle. I'd like to keep some part of my name. What are you guys doing?

DFWIndian

Yea we use to take our Father's first name as the last name. So my dad is John doe... Making me Deepthi John. haha That actually works. It confused a lot of people growing  up because they didn't think my parents were married. I was more of a pain to explain then any real issue.

I will be doing what you were planning on. Taking my last name as my middle since I don't have a middle name and my FI's last name as my last name. Living in the states it just makes more sense, in my opinion.

HisBelovedOne

Nope. I'm kinda attached to Lorraine. Think I'll keep it. Besides, I didn't do the Traditional Oldest Daughter thing in my family - passing down my middle name to my oldest daughter and then changing my maiden name to my middle name upon marriage. She got her own middle name because I liked Rose better for her, and I'll just keep the first and middle names that I have. Because Sarah Ritesh M just doesn't work for me. If I'm gonna be a multicultural bride, I may's well keep my multicultural name, right? (Hebrew French German now; Hebrew French Indian upon marriage!)

raangoli

I am in the middle, literally, of changing my name now. I went to Social Security and did the change and then had a little bit of sadness when I got in the car afterwards. I missed my maiden name. I didn't realize that it was just as easy as putting my maiden name into the slot for middle name and voila - I would be Sxxx Pxxx Dxxx. I assumed that I would have to go through the legal process of changing my name to have my maiden name become my middle name. Nope.

So in a few weeks I will go back to SocSec and have it done again, so I will have my middle name as my maiden name and his last name as mine.

I guess I felt awkward as a kid growing up in the US and having my dad's first name as my middle (even though I never used it). 

ETA: I will actually be keeping my maiden name at work. It's a little strange, I know, but I feel more comfortable using my maiden name professionally. At least for now

MrsBM

I was thinking about having my last name as my middlename and his last name as my last name....but I really don't want to change my name right now.  I think it will be more important to me when we decide to have kids so our names show that we are a family. 

neetuandsachin

In our family, we have no middle names.  Having said that, I actually will not be changing my last name for several reasons... one of them being that all my professional licensures are in my maiden name. I got those degrees, passed those tests b/c of my dad's support, so i'd like to keep his name for that reason. also, we have no boys in our family to carry on dad's last name.  so i'm taking fiance's last name as my middle name, and not changing my last name.  a bit non-traditional, but it's what i'm comfortable with.  

temurlang

I am supposed to be changing my name, and I'm in the process.

My first and middle names are actually the kind of double name Catholics sometimes have, so I wouldn't really drop my middle name.  I will drop my maiden name and use DH's last name instead.  I had a lot of pressure from both my family and ILs to use his name, and he and I both feel I will benefit professionally in this area with his last name.

kpwedkk

I didn't change my name actually, only because so many things were in the maiden that it would be a pain to change...  I think it's on a case by case basis.  I did change my first name to an Indian name about 5 years ago, and what the havoc it created... but now things are well...

AquarianDragon

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_south-asian-weddings_name-changing-post-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:430Discussion:83959f3a-fce1-4662-84cc-7c4b1c58158aPost:22bab837-7433-431e-baf0-c786342802dc">Re: Name changing post wedding</a>:
[QUOTE]I was thinking about having my last name as my middlename and his last name as my last name....but I really don't want to change my name right now.  I think it will be more important to me when we decide to have kids so our names show that we are a family. 
Posted by MrsBM[/QUOTE]
<strong><font color="#000080">This is me, more or less. I'm still debating on whether to change anything.

At this point I'm thinking I'll hold off on a name change until it's time to renew my passport (expires 02/2014) or we decide to have kids.... which ever comes first, and if I do in fact decide to change. However, professionally, I may just stick to the name I still have.

Time will tell.

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trueleo818

I actually want to hyphenate my last name and his. But, depending on the length, I may keep my current last name and replace it as a middle name.. which sucks because I love my middle name.