> Julia wrote: > > I agree with Erik on this. > > I knew someone whose child had a hyphenated last name, and they didn't > give him a middle name because that would have been too much, in their > opinion. > > What I'd like to see is if hyphenation or some variant of the Spanish > system let each person decide if they wanted to give their child their > mother's surname or father's surname, and just have a nice mix off of > that. :)
In Holland (The Netherlands) you can choose either or a combination of both: either partner can use surname1 or surname2 or surname2-surname1 or surname1-surname2, and they can name their children any of the four options. Only condition: all siblings must have the same surname. So the one you choose for the first is going to be your family name, as it were. :) Ticia ',:) ---------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
