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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.
Some 83% of women who have a college degree or less changed their names after marriage, compared to 79% of those with a bachelor's degree—and at postgraduate degree level, this falls further to 68%.
Name blending, meshing, or melding is the practice of combining two existing names to form a new name. [1] It is most commonly performed upon marriage . According to Western tradition, the wife normally adopts the husband's surname upon marriage.
Women are separating their professional and personal names after marriage to protect privacy and reputation—but the rise of AI is also playing a role Eleanor Pringle Updated November 13, 2024 at ...
Religious marriage is known variously as sacramental marriage in Christianity (especially Catholicism), nikah in Islam, nissuin in Judaism, and various other names in other faith traditions, each with their own constraints as to what constitutes, and who can enter into, a valid religious marriage.
8 out of 10 women change their name after marriage—they might not realize the impact it has on their careers, work relationships, and job prospects Eleanor Pringle Updated October 31, 2024 at 7: ...
Story at a glance Marriages between men and women are in some ways becoming more egalitarian, but traditional name-changing practices are still alive and well. The vast majority of women continue ...
A matrilineal surname or matriname [1] [a] is a family name inherited from one's mother, and maternal grandmother, and so on whose line of descent is called a mother-line, mitochondrial line, or matriline. A matriname passed on to subsequent issue is unchanged, as compared to a matronymic, which is derived from the first name of each new mother.