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Originally posted by AXiD670
Especially in cases where the child is named after the parent, or a grandparent, that's a connection that isn't easily forgotten.
In the case of a woman who's middle name is the mother's maiden name (or another family name)...what does she do? She might not want to forget her mother's family...and she might not want to forget her father's family either.
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That's my situation... I currently have two middle names.
Ginger Ann Wright G..............
Wright is my family name, of which I'm the last descendant. There is no way I would drop that for my maiden name, which I really have no ties to! And to hyphenate I would then have 5 names, the last of which (my last name and his last name) are quite long.
I talked to my parents about eliminating "Ann" becuase it doesn't really have any significance, but they were upset with the notion of me dropping it. *shrug*
I'm also kind of glad to be getting rid of my maiden name for a few reasons. First of all, while my dad and I get along great, I don't get along with his family very well (my mom and I are heathens, apparently, because we're not Catholic) and really have no interest in having their name. It's also a rather well known name in my home town, and having that name comes with a lot of assumptions, so... onto the new!
