Portmanteau last names

[Anonymous]

My wife and I did this. We're a same sex couple and wanted the same name as each other and our kids, so she and I combined our maiden names into a new name. I love it. I love matching my kids and I love that it is "ours".

[Anonymous]

Seems like a totally reasonable plan to me... go for it!

Just looked into the actual DC law (we have a different but related situation-- combining my hyphenated name MyMom'sName-MyDad'sName & his into MyMom'sName-HisName for our child-- and got a little worried by your quote of the website), and I think we're both fine:

http://dccode.org/simple/sections/7-205.html

(5) The surname of the child shall be the surname of a parent whose name appears on the child's birth certificate, or both surnames recorded in any order or in hyphenated or unhyphenated form, or any surname to which either parent has a familial connection. If the chosen surname is not that of a parent, or a combination of all or part of both surnames, either or both parents shall provide an affidavit stating that the chosen surname was or is the surname of a past or current relative or has some other clearly stated familial connection. Submission of an affidavit containing false information shall be punishable under § 7?225.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole "name your kid" craze has gotten OUT OF CONTROL.
This idea is just the ODDEST yet.
It's not all about you, parents. Quit making you kid a FREAK when choosing their name.

If you think that this idea is the ODDEST yet, then I infer that your experience with ODD (not to mention FREAKY) is quite limited.

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole "name your kid" craze has gotten OUT OF CONTROL.
This idea is just the ODDEST yet.
It's not all about you, parents. Quit making you kid a FREAK when choosing their name.

If you think that this idea is the ODDEST yet, then I infer that your experience with ODD (not to mention FREAKY) is quite limited.

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

OP here. This is a very diverse region so that's probably why you can't pronounce every name you see. Parents pick names that have meaning to them and that often means a name from their cultures. Get over it. But also, your reasoning is completely irrelevant to my post because 1. The new last name is a current, "real" last name that many people have, 2. It's easy to pronounce for native English speakers, 3. We will happily go by the "Patil" family at school events/with their friends so we won't be making some point about how different/special they are, and 4. Plenty of PPs have responded that they either did this or have friends who have, so it's not even a unique thing to do.

Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole "name your kid" craze has gotten OUT OF CONTROL.
This idea is just the ODDEST yet.
It's not all about you, parents. Quit making you kid a FREAK when choosing their name.

If you think that this idea is the ODDEST yet, then I infer that your experience with ODD (not to mention FREAKY) is quite limited.

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

You're going to have to balance the value of whatever drew you to this area (I assume jobs) with the feeling you have right now (I assume blood-boiling xenophobia) and figure out if it's worth it.

[Anonymous]

You and your husband sound like awesome people. I love this idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole "name your kid" craze has gotten OUT OF CONTROL.
This idea is just the ODDEST yet.
It's not all about you, parents. Quit making you kid a FREAK when choosing their name.

If you think that this idea is the ODDEST yet, then I infer that your experience with ODD (not to mention FREAKY) is quite limited.

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

Again....it's not all about YOU.
Your child may choose to live in a less diverse area. I think you are doing you child a disservice.
But, then again, you may not be very confident people. Thus the need to make your child your own version of "unique".
Ok...here's an example. Your unique child chooses to go to medical school in Kansas. Is it a good idea to be unique at a medical school in Kansas? Maybe yes, maybe no. Your child should be allowed to decide what makes them unique. They may want to move to Kansas and use the nickname Bubba. Or, they may just want to blend in. Let them decide. It's not all about YOU. There seems to be a problem with YOU understanding this.

OP here. This is a very diverse region so that's probably why you can't pronounce every name you see. Parents pick names that have meaning to them and that often means a name from their cultures. Get over it. But also, your reasoning is completely irrelevant to my post because 1. The new last name is a current, "real" last name that many people have, 2. It's easy to pronounce for native English speakers, 3. We will happily go by the "Patil" family at school events/with their friends so we won't be making some point about how different/special they are, and 4. Plenty of PPs have responded that they either did this or have friends who have, so it's not even a unique thing to do.

Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Dumbest idea ever,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole "name your kid" craze has gotten OUT OF CONTROL.
This idea is just the ODDEST yet.
It's not all about you, parents. Quit making you kid a FREAK when choosing their name.

If you think that this idea is the ODDEST yet, then I infer that your experience with ODD (not to mention FREAKY) is quite limited.

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

Again....it's not all about YOU.
Your child may choose to live in a less diverse area. I think you are doing you child a disservice.
But, then again, you may not be very confident people. Thus the need to make your child your own version of "unique".
Ok...here's an example. Your unique child chooses to go to medical school in Kansas. Is it a good idea to be unique at a medical school in Kansas? Maybe yes, maybe no. Your child should be allowed to decide what makes them unique. They may want to move to Kansas and use the nickname Bubba. Or, they may just want to blend in. Let them decide. It's not all about YOU. There seems to be a problem with YOU understanding this.

OP here. This is a very diverse region so that's probably why you can't pronounce every name you see. Parents pick names that have meaning to them and that often means a name from their cultures. Get over it. But also, your reasoning is completely irrelevant to my post because 1. The new last name is a current, "real" last name that many people have, 2. It's easy to pronounce for native English speakers, 3. We will happily go by the "Patil" family at school events/with their friends so we won't be making some point about how different/special they are, and 4. Plenty of PPs have responded that they either did this or have friends who have, so it's not even a unique thing to do.

Get over yourself.

Why am I still responding to this? Idk. But you seem to have totally missed (ignored) that the name is a normal name and no one would know there was anything odd about it, here or in Kansas.

We get it. You really really hate names you can't pronounce, probably because you are insecure yourself. Bye, Felicia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

The people I know who have done this have given their child last names like Smithjones and Brownwright. Do you think that you can figure out how to pronounce these names on your own, or do you need help?

Also, my children go to school with children who have last names like Bhattacharya, Aguirre, Xiu, and Legesse. I haven't noticed anybody being set apart from everyone else due to their last names.

[Anonymous]

It's bizarre, not bazaar. Maybe that's why you stick to simple, common names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's bizarre, not bazaar. Maybe that's why you stick to simple, common names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the author of the original post....who is new to this area. You are correct in assuming that I do not have a great deal (if any) experience with this bazaar culture. It seems narcisstic to name your child an odd name. Do you want to set them apart from everyone else? Is your child better, thus deserving of an "original", unique name. Let your child develop their own uniqueness. Also, for the sake of the teachers out there, please include the phonetic translation in parenthesis after the name. Also, teach your child how to help people pronounce their name, how to politely correct people that keep pronouncing their name incorrectly. Also, how to explain why their parents named them that. Yea....your kid will feel like a freak....and there's a good chance others may think their odd.

The people I know who have done this have given their child last names like Smithjones and Brownwright. Do you think that you can figure out how to pronounce these names on your own, or do you need help?

Also, my children go to school with children who have last names like Bhattacharya, Aguirre, Xiu, and Legesse. I haven't noticed anybody being set apart from everyone else due to their last names.

This! We have a President Obama for goodness sake. The Supreme Court Justice test is a lot more flexible now a days, and for the best.

[Anonymous]

Hyphenate the kids names. You keep yours, and he keeps his. Or you take the hyphenated last name and he keeps his (that's what we did).

But don't make up a new last name...it's ridiculous. Plus, you are ruining your family tree and denying your heritage.

[Anonymous]

I am in the do whatever you want to do camp it I do think these names are a little odd, especially when the parents do not adopt the name.