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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
I like family names because there's that sense of tradition and heritage, but I'll probably do it the same way my parents did which is to give us kids one name from each side of the family. (My first name is from my mother's side and middle from my father's, and the same is true of my siblings.)
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I agree. Our son actually goes by a surname found on both sides of the family -- my grandmother's maiden name and my wife's great-grandmother's maiden name. (Yes, he's one of those Southern boys whose given name is a family surname. And the name he goes by is his middle name.)