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I hyphenated my name.

Now, I'm Crystal Middle HisLast-MyLast

He did the same thing. ️

I kept my name. I'm considering hyphenating it socially after we have kids, but I won't ever change it legally. I use my maiden name professionally and always plan to. The one time I used my married name (even though I didn't change it anywhere), is with dinner reservations. His name is just much easier--it's only 5 letters and the name of a bird, and mine is 10 letters and French.

@AmeliaBedilia: he is HisLast-MyLast

I let him choose the order.

I dropped my maiden, my married name has 11 letters and my maiden had 7 way too long to hyphenate, and my middle name is a family name.

I didn't have a middle name so I moved my maiden name as my middle name and took on my hubby's last name because I grew super duper attached to my maiden name. 6 months after I changed my name, I was okay with just being a two name person again. Having 3 is a lil weird after having only 2 for 24 years. ha!

Completely dropped my maiden name and kept my middle name. I hated my maiden name and it sounded super awkward with my first name so it was for the best

I kept all of them, so now I have four names. It's a pain but my maiden name is important to me...and I go by a nickname of my middle name and it seemed dumb to drop my first name. Ha.

At the SS office, I made my middle name and maiden name my "middle names." So it's like this:

First name: First name
Middle name: Middle name Maiden name
Last name: Married name

Sounds weird but it's what worked for us.

I made no change to my name. DH didn't expect me to change my name, which was good since I didn't plan on changing it!

I changed my last name. My state doesn't make it easy to change your middle.

I droppd my maiden. Danizaur middle name married name

Dropped my middle. Which they fought with me about at the SS office but luckily I'd researched ahead and knew the rules and to fight it. So I'm First Maiden Last. Although I still use my (former) middle name professionally because it is the name of my business!

I kept my maiden but use dh's name a lot (emails, some daycare stuff). I def dot get offense if anyone calls me mrs. T***i. It's funny though because my MAIDEN name sounds so so much like dh's name.

I dropped my maiden name. So I'm First Middle DH's Last.

I dropped my maiden name and took his last. I've never regretted the decision and had no attachment to my maiden name.

I didn't change my name.

I kept my maiden name. I go by a hyphenated (Myname Maiden-Married) last name on social media.

Added his last name to mine, so now I'm Rocker Middle MyLast-HisLast. Realistically, I NEVER use HisLast and professionally and socially still introduce myself as Rocker MyLast. My husband doesn't care, but both our families would have been flabbergasted if I didn't take it at all - they're very traditional. And both our families insist on only calling me Rocker HisLast, which is funny since they're the only ones who do!

My maiden name is now my middle name. If we have another girl I'll give her my given middle name.

Wow, I didn't even know dropping your middle name was a thing? It seems pretty common! Haven't heard of people doing that in Canada.

Oh, and I took DH's last name. But totally wish I had kept my maiden name as well. I love it, and will definitely incorporate it into my next child's name.

@Charm54: @mfa_lady: @sunshineandsushi: same!