Double-barrelled names, on the increase?

[singlecoil]

Seem to be noticing a lot more people choosing to have two surnames, I don't know if anyone keeps statistics on this, so thought I would ask here if anyone else had noticed this?

I do realise that it doesn't really matter, BTW.

[Mattygooner]

But of course, how else are young mums supposed to fit their two favourite things in to their childs name?

Rio Burberry-Welfare

[Huntsman]

singlecoil said:

Seem to be noticing a lot more people choosing to have two surnames, I don't know if anyone keeps statistics on this, so thought I would ask here if anyone else had noticed this?

I do realise that it doesn't really matter, BTW.

I have noticed this too.

Yours,

Huntsman Fortesque-Smythe.

[jamesson]

I remember my sister-in-law saying that when she gets married, she intends to join her surname with her husband's to form a double-barrelled name. Her boyfriend at the time had the surname Ring and her surname is Ings. When I pointed out to her that should she marry her current bloke (as he was at the time) she would become Ring-Ings and it didn't even register that this would sound completely stupid. Ings-Ring wouldn't have been much better.

As for whether or not it's on the increase in general, I can't say I've noticed.

[Saddle bum]

What's wrong with it?

Lt Col Partly-Stoned.

[elster]

Yeah I see quite a few women wanting to keep their maiden name.

I suppose it makes it easier once divorced.

[singlecoil]

elster said:

Yeah I see quite a few women wanting to keep their maiden name.

I suppose it makes it easier once divorced.

Indeed, but I wonder why they add their husband's name, why not just keep their maiden name? Wouldn't that be easier still?

[Eric Mc]

It's very popular amongst the Afro-Carribean community - Sean Wright-Phillips being a good example.

[DJC]

Double barrelled here. To be honest I havent noticed many people with it.

[king arthur]

thegavster said:

My friend took a double barreled girl down to a single, short surname at the altar.

I usually try and do it the other way and take short, single girls up both barrels.

[jamesson]

king arthur said:

I usually try and do it the other way and take short, single girls up both barrels.

[RVVUNM]

Unfortunatly a sign of the times as women become more powerful and blokes give in. My OH mentioned it to me before we got married, it went a bit like this, " when we get married how would you feel about both our surnames being..............." NO, and dont mention it again. Gentlemen, put on the trousers and lead from the front.

Edited by RVVUNM on Wednesday 6th January 11:24

[HOGEPH]

Obviously Purdey in the New Avengers had the name of a double barrel.

[st_files]

RVVUNM said:

Unfortunatly a sign of the times as women become more powerful and blokes give in. My OH mentioned it to me before we got married, it went a bit like this, " when we get married how would you feel about both our surnames being..............." NO, and dont mention it again. Gentlemen, put on the trousers and lead from the front.

Edited by RVVUNM on Wednesday 6th January 11:24

Agreed. I've had this discussion and had to put my foot down caveman style.

What happens in 3/4 generations you'll have kids with names like

Charlie Smith Jones Sutton Keays Churcill Symthe Hussain Tevez

Ridiculous.

[bazking69]

I can't say I've noticed an increase myself in the last ten years or of late.

Just an increase in names like Kyle, Chantelle, Dwayne and equally repulsive names on equally repulsive children.

[FWDRacer]

RVVUNM said:

Unfortunatly a sign of the times as women become more powerful and blokes give in. My OH mentioned it to me before we got married, it went a bit like this, " when we get married how would you feel about both our surnames being..............." NO, and dont mention it again. Gentlemen, put on the trousers and lead from the front.

Edited by RVVUNM on Wednesday 6th January 11:24

Bingo. Ladies and Gentlemen - we have a winner!

[RizzoTheRat]

HOGEPH said:

Obviously Purdey in the New Avengers had the name of a double barrel.

I was involved in a software roll out for army recruiting software many years ago, it wasn't until we got a guards regiment that we discovered the muppets who'd written the database had used a hyphen to signify something else and it couldn't cope with double barreled names

[sparkythecat]

It's just so pretentious, n'est-ce pas?

[HOGEPH]

RizzoTheRat said:

I was involved in a software roll out for army recruiting software many years ago, it wasn't until we got a guards regiment that we discovered the muppets who'd written the database had used a hyphen to signify something else and it couldn't cope with double barreled names

Was Tarquin Fin-tim-lim-bim-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olè-Biscuitbarrel in that regiment?

[elster]

RizzoTheRat said:

HOGEPH said:

Obviously Purdey in the New Avengers had the name of a double barrel.

I was involved in a software roll out for army recruiting software many years ago, it wasn't until we got a guards regiment that we discovered the muppets who'd written the database had used a hyphen to signify something else and it couldn't cope with double barreled names

On the note of Guards.

What do they do exactly? How come they seem to be socialites?