Changing your professional name when you get married

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marinamau

26-09-2016

As a Spanish girl, the thought of changing my surname just because I married someone is ridiculous to me. I know cases where the woman has become famous during her first marriage so she has had to keep it when marrying her second.
Nothing of those issues would happen if every time the woman keeps her surname that she was born with.
(And I am not necessarily a feminist.)

Mystical123

27-09-2016

Katya Jones has taken her husband's name as well, whereas Karen Hardy goes by her maiden name - all a matter of personal choice!

Originally Posted by LazySusan:
“Laura Trott & Jason Kenny have just got married, Laura's name is registered as a brand so will be interesting if she now goes under Laura Trott Kenny as many sports stars do.”

She's changed her Twitter to Laura Kenny already, so clearly not keeping her maiden name!

IvanIV

27-09-2016

Originally Posted by marinamau:
“Nothing of those issues would happen if every time the woman keeps her surname that she was born with.
(And I am not necessarily a feminist.)”

Clearly they don't see any issues if they have no problem changing their surname, the issues only exist in DS posters' heads.

Moany Liza

28-09-2016

Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley:
“At least she didn't make it a double-barreled name, Huer-Clifton.
There's so many these days, some seem a bit over the top, Johnson-Thompson (nice girl) never fails to amuse.

But it's a sign of the times, decades ago all fire engines were called "Dennis," then they changed to "Seddon-Atkinson."”

But that just happens to be her birth surname. She is not married.

Moany Liza

28-09-2016

Originally Posted by IvanIV:
“Clearly they don't see any issues if they have no problem changing their surname, the issues only exist in DS posters' heads.”

Well, quite.

notdebbiedingle

29-09-2016

Originally Posted by CravenHaven:
“Ivana Legova never seemed to have any problems”

Her sister Getya had even greater success.....

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