Congrats, Erin!
In Montreal, it was very popular for the Quebecers to be named Mary-something. I think that's fallen out of vogue now.
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§ ita § - Nov 27, 2010 11:28:07 am PST #9580 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sj - Nov 27, 2010 11:30:17 am PST #9581 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Erin!!! I'm so happy for you.
Strix - Nov 27, 2010 11:31:37 am PST #9582 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I am doing the happy dance in every atom!
Thank you, thank you!
Steph L. - Nov 27, 2010 11:45:10 am PST #9583 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Erin, WOO!!!!!!
Having gone to Catholic school for 12 years, I knew a LOT of girls whose official first name was Mary, but who went by their middle name.
I admit that I didn't even consider changing my last name when ND and I got married because of all the paperwork involved. And the whole liking my name thing, but you get what I mean.
I think when my mom married my stepdad, she never legally changed her name to his, but uses it socially (Mr. and Mrs. W_____, etc.) and still uses her previous name (which is actually my dad's name, since she didn't change it back after the divorce) professionally.
Ginger - Nov 27, 2010 12:02:15 pm PST #9584 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Yay! Yay! Yay! Happy happy for Erin.
A German immigrant friend of my parents legally changed his name from Adolf Rudolph to Rudolph Adolf during WWII. For reasons that have not survived in the family history, my grandfather's brother had his name changed from Immanuel Ruben to Ruben Immanuel. I think with those names I would have gone for something completely different, particularly since everyone called him "Rube."
Anne W. - Nov 27, 2010 12:06:14 pm PST #9585 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Hooray, Erin!
Jessica - Nov 27, 2010 12:10:47 pm PST #9586 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Being a woman changing your last name to your new husband's is the easiest name change possible in the US (because the only documentation you need is your marriage certificate, which you're getting anyway), and it's STILL a complete and utter PITA because of all the places you need to notify.
I can't even imagine the amount of paperwork and frustration involved in changing a name for any other reason.
Jessica - Nov 27, 2010 12:11:06 pm PST #9587 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Erin, congrats! What terrific news.
Strix - Nov 27, 2010 12:32:11 pm PST #9588 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I kept my last name, but introducing myself as Ms. or Mrs. hasn't really come up till I guess now. I suppose I'll introduce myself as Mrs. G to my new students (!) since I always had to fight high school kids to call me Ms. anyway.
It's funny, though, cause Mrs. Lastname is my mom, you know?!
Pix - Nov 27, 2010 12:40:23 pm PST #9589 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
I explain the whole history of "Ms." and show the kidlets the nameplate I inherited from my mom ("Ms. RealLastName"), which she started using in the 70s being the feminist rebel she is. I don't correct them if they say Mrs., but I've found talking about the history of the title helps a lot. But regardless of any of that...
ZOMGYAYS for ERIN!