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When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted upon marriage.
Over the years, celebrity couples like Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham have decided to shake things up when it comes to their married names. The pair got engaged in July 2020 after less than one ...
For example, women in academics struggle to collate their work between their maiden and married names—and they risk losing critical funding, opportunities or promotion as a result.
Name blending confers the same surname upon both spouses. This allows the family to conform to the expectation that the family (and any children) will all share the same name, and avoid confusion that can arise when spouses retain differing surnames. [4] [1] Name blending avoids the patriarchal practice of having the wife take the husband's name.
Double-barrelled names are more common in the UK and often are made up of the two names upon a marriage, although many have specific reasons for being used - a relative of the woman may have left property to the couple on the condition that they add the surname, the women's family name may die out otherwise, his the woman's name may be rather ...
“I have many respected mentors who would not say a peep about their personal lives, ever, because it was always on their mind of how they would be perceived professionally.”
Nicole was married to Eddie Murphy from 1993 to 2006. During a July 2024 appearance on Comedy Hype, Nicole explained why she never had the desire to reinstate her maiden name after their divorce. ...
The OED says: "the original surname of a married woman who uses her husband's surname name after marriage", which is more ambiguous, so actually better than the article text. Merriam-Webster is quite explicit: "the surname of a woman before she marries". So I would like to replace the text with "that name replaces the person's previous surname ...