https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 10:03:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102261 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:02:59 +0000 tequiero21 102261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>could you change your name legally but use your maiden name professionally? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102085 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:29 +0000 chopsuey 102085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yikes to the porn star! when i google my maiden name I don't even come up. :) what about hyphenating? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102081 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:31:59 +0000 HabesBabe 102081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Ditto to this, if I took my husband's name. If this is the only reason you're thinking about changing it back, I wouldn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102076 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:29:17 +0000 oliviaoblivia 102076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I just have to get used to having a more common name. At least people don't have to roll their R's any more.<br /> Thanks everybody. I feel better about it now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102063 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:16:36 +0000 heffalump 102063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really wouldn't worry too much about it. I'd hope your clients are smart enough to realize you're not a porn star. Personally, I wouldn't want to give up my name because of someone else. I want to have the same last name as my husband and LO, and no porn star is going to stop me from having that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102050 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:04:33 +0000 Adira 102050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Ahh, I see. I don't think I'd really worry about it. People will figure out that the porn star isn't you and then it'll just turn into a big joke how you share the same name. If you've already changed your name to your married name AND you like your married name, just go with it! Soon enough, you'll be at the top of the Google Search and the porn star will be buried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102049 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:04:26 +0000 MamaMoose 102049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just start using all three names professionally. I made my maiden name my middle name and all of my professional correspondence (emails, business cards, etc) have all three names listed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102047 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:02:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 102047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: My professional license has my married name on it. If I ever wanted to start my own firm I'd have to use that name. Unless I legally change back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102046 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:01:05 +0000 oliviaoblivia 102046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NYCaliMama: Funny. First thing DH said was "you're prettier."</p> <p>Adding my maiden or hyphenating eliminates the problem. I just feel weird caving to the internet. I had been looking forward to having a married name since I was little, I don't want to have to give that up because some woman put her hoo-ha on the interweb.</p> <p>Don't know why I didn't think to google this before. Ugh.</p> <p>signed,<br /> not-a-pornstar </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102045 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:56 +0000 Adira 102045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you just continue to use your maiden name with your clients? Or would you need that to be your official name for your dealings with them? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102040 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:56:23 +0000 SAHM0811 102040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you look anything like the porn star? Lol. I think maybe your clients would figure it out that it's not you? How about using your name like this: First Name, Maiden Name, Married Name... Would putting your maiden name in the middle all the time eliminate the porn star results? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102039 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:54:40 +0000 Andrea 102039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! That seems to be a good reason to change it back. Have you discussed it with DH? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maiden-name-vs-married-name-a-google-dilemma#post-102027 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:37:26 +0000 oliviaoblivia 102027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never questioned changing my name when we married. It was something I always wanted to do. I love my maiden name but really like using my DH's name.</p> <p>When googling my maiden name, most posts are about me and my professional career. I have a more unusual name and it's been nice having it all to myself.</p> <p>I just googled my married name and discovered that I share a name with a bondage porn star. I didn't expect anything about me to pop up yet, but REALLY don't want my clients to google me and see what I saw yesterday.</p> <p>Now I have an icky feeling about using my married name. Should I switch back? </p>