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Oct. 15, 2004 The first time I ever heard of a hyphenated last name was when my stepfather married a couple, Mr. Snodgrass and Miss Pilla. They decided to join their last names and use Snodgrass-Pilla. Years later, a teacher at my high school, Miss Englander, got married and added her husband’s last name to the end of hers: Englander-Kraut. Over the years I’ve met many women who hyphen their last names, in most cases because they were already established professionals. Their children, however, were always given the husband’s names. I understand the hyphenated thing with women. By the time I was married, I had already written several books under Hughes, but I use my husband’s last name except for my books. Fortunately, I had an easy solution. Since I didn’t have a middle name, it is now Hughes, so my name is now Karyn Hughes Feick. No hyphen. What I don’t get are couples who use hyphenated names, then pass that name on to their children! Couldn’t this get ugly later? Imagine Mr. Snodgrass-Pilla marrying Miss Englander-Kraut, forming their new last name, Mr. And Mrs. Snodgrass-Pilla-Englander-Kraut. What would you give the kids for a first name? Do you even bother? I realize Chinese and Korean people use three names, but they’re usually not more than five letters each and only one syllable. In our culture-rich country, pairing names can get pretty hairy! There are exceptions: a girl named Kelly Ryan who married a Dennis Kelley. No one could blame her for not taking his name at all, let alone hyphenating it. But she kept it simple and took his last name (Kelly Kelley). Now that’s love. What I fear is in 20 years, wedding invitations could look something like this: Mr. And Mrs. Tiki-Tikitembo-Nosa-Rembo-Chari- Bariruchi-Pipperi-Pembo request the honor of your presence to witness the marriage of their daughter, Bea, to Robert Good-Guy-Maybee-Knott at Holy Cow Church. Reception immediately follows (no monogrammed gifts please). Flip a coin! ------------ About the author: Karyn Hughes has a fiction book published by Authorhouse entitled, Scattered Dreams, which is about a newly single mother who battles ADHD. Hughes is also looking for an agent since she has six other finished novels and one more in the works. All Hughes’ novels are related and could be part of a series. Email: Karynlilly1@comcast.net Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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