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What happens when two people with hyphenated last names get married? Do they hyphenate all four names and in what order? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've always thought the system of last names should be hyphenated. Your paternal last name first, maternal last name second. Women no longer change their names when marrying. Men pass the paternal name down to their kids, women pass down the maternal. That way last names are essentially a record of who your OG matrons and patrons are.

[โ€“] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

That's how it is in some cultures. I have my father's paternal last name and my mother's maternal last name.