Comments on: What’s in a name?

By: Wyatt Richardson

Wyatt Richardson — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:20:42 +0000

Marriage is one of the most sacred ceremonies that we humans experience. Being married also gives us happines.*;”

By: Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:08:00 +0000

Hi Fiona,

it does surely suck.

Life is full of things that just shouldn’t be as hard as they are, and I am stuffed if I know what the justification is for this particular embuggerance.

I wish you all the best.

Best regards, Andrew

By: zuzu

zuzu — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:00:53 +0000

Good luck with this Fiona. My mother has 4 kids with 3 different last names and she has still kept her first married name! How confusing. Esp for her kids who want to be connected in some way as we all have a common mother. She said she kept it as she liked it better than her maiden name.

Funny that! My kids have my last name (not husband’s) just because it is an interesting name. What’s in a name? Personal history. A sense of who you are.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:24:12 +0000

I’m not married but I wouldn’t change my name in the unlikely event I was to get married. It’s not been that much of an issue having a different surname to the kids. I frequently get called Mrs W but I don’t mind that.

The mother of a friend of mine recently separated and had a name change ceremony (complete with candles and celebrant) and I thought that was a fabulous idea.

By: Donna Spencer

Donna Spencer — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:58:48 +0000

Good post, especially as I have recently been through the same. When I told my mum I was changing back, she said ‘you’ve always been Donna Spencer to me’.

I still think you should nag Qld transport harder – it took me three phone calls here to get the right answer. You have a right to use your maiden name whenever you choose! And check with passports as well. I think when you get divorce papers you will still be up for a new passport with the same fee. I also had long discussions with folks in passports and Australia Post about this…