What's In A Name?

“As some married couples seek to join their identities, while also acknowledging they are equals, they are combining surnames or are creating entirely new ones.” reported by The New York Times, 3/11/2020. Trends about changing your name when getting married evolve over time. The Women’s Movement motivated many women to retain their maiden name. Couples hyphenating their two names became popular. These days as couples create many new forms of married life, name changes are also becoming more creative, with totally new names sometimes emerging. Old rules about names post-wedding are falling away, just as old assumptions about who can enter into marriage enters a new era. Brainstorming and trying out different name arrangements may help decide what feels right in your own newly married state!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/fashion/weddings/name-change-after-marriage-not-always-easy.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage