SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
For which when used in inner Hebrides one common anglicization is Hugh…though in most more northern Gaelic speaking areas, including the outer Hebrides, Uisdean is anglicized to Hugh.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
I'm always being called 'Brain' in messages 
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
My English best man was called McCloud probably the 18th century Surrey registers attempted spelling of McLeod
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Was chatting with a young (30yr old) new-baby neighbour about surnames…and apparently when it comes to a married surname some couples are dumping their own surnames and choosing one they jointly fancy. I find that quite sad.
I worked with a guy who did that.
His proper surname was a bit run of the mill so he and his wife opted for something a little more flamboyant. They ended up changing their surname by deed poll to one which makes them sound like French aristocracy.
He seemed to overlook the fact he is a cop, and the change just led to years of mickey taking.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
If only that had been Darwin’s boots.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
My Mrs works in benefits and gets to see a lot of different styles when it comes to names. Having kids names starting with the same letter is very popular as is similar sounding names for all the kids. Yesterday took the biscuit though, a double barrelled Christian name which ended 'S.
For clarity it ended "apostrophe S"
For clarity it ended "apostrophe S"
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Royal families do that a lot, so I don't see a problem with it for the rest of us.
Although a precedent was set recently. House of Windsor or Mountbatten Windsor should have changed to the male name. That is what always happened before.
Prince Philip was from the Oldenburg Royal House of Greece and Denmark, but he had dropped that and chose Mountbatten.
The Mountbatten family had changed to that when they dropped Battenberg.
So our present King could have been Oldenburg, Mountbatten or Battenberg, from his father's line, but he decided to remain Mountbatten-Windsor.
Windsor was chosen when the Royal family decided to drop Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Mrs V and I did not change either of our surnames when we got married.
Some people seem to have great difficulty accepting that.
eg: "Oh, I thought you were married."
"We are."
"But how can I call you Mr and Mrs xxx?"
"You can't. You have to call us Mr xxx and Mrs yyy, because those are our names, the ones we've always had."
RichA
Well-known member
Just call yourselves Mr and Mrs V and be done with it.
Or does she identify with a different member of the crew?
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
I dont understand the American fashion for creating double barrel surnames when they get married.
Had a mate at school whose cousin was called Hazel. She married a fella called Peter Nutt.
And she took his surname.
And she took his surname.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Many years ago I had a customer who had a best friend with the surname Lovelace. They had a daughter and named her Lucinda....Had a mate at school whose cousin was called Hazel. She married a fella called Peter Nutt.
And she took his surname.
Apparently they didn't know of the film until a few years on when someone told them
Many years ago I had a customer who had a best friend with the surname Lovelace. They had a daughter and named her Lucinda....
Apparently they didn't know of the film until a few years on when someone told them
Classic!
Worked with a guy with a surname of Ennis, first name Peter. He had to ask us why we called him Richard…
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Its a convention in many of the Spanish speaking countries to have two surnames.
Children get father's surname followed by mother's surname.
US version for marrying couples is a "trendy" copy. It is done in the UK sometimes as well.
In their own country they were officially Severiano Ballesteros Sota and José María Olazábal Manterola.
Seve's dad was Baldomero Ballesteros Presmanes.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Growing up in South Wales, my mother knew someone in her village called Thomas Thomas.
He was known as Tommy Twice.
He was known as Tommy Twice.
Swango1980
Well-known member
I know of a Richard Richards.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
We both have the names that are on our birth certificates, on our passports and on our marriage certificate. It is going to stay that way.
NearHull
Well-known member
I knew a John Macanerny He was known as three heads.
