examples are olivia newton-john, marion getty-tehan... etc
2006-09-21 04:11:57 · 8 answers · asked by heinz_chan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
there are proud where they came form...what family...many women are very happy to keep there maiden name and married name...like professional women who have degree Lawyer, Doctors and such....
2006-09-21 04:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time it is because a woman has kept her maiden name and added her husbands. Occasionally a man will add his wife's name. Some hyphenated names have been passed down that way. A few like Edward Bulwer-Lytton add a second name for other reasons. He added his mother's last name when he inherited her estate.
2006-09-21 11:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the female does not want to totally give up her maiden last name. Therefore they are spliced into the aforementioned format.
2006-09-21 11:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Rckets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a hyphenated last name.
The first part is my maiden name & the last part is my married name.
I'm proud of my family name & I didn't want to just toss it aside.
2006-09-21 11:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
indicates they are married and want to keep their maiden name and their husband's last name as well.
2006-09-21 11:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by toronto_guy77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they usually keep mom's maiden name like if mom is jane doe and dad is john smith then you might be called mary doe-smith
2006-09-21 11:40:55 · answer #6 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, mine does but it is because I kept both my maiden name and my married name
2006-09-21 11:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by marlee6996 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are pretentious and want to appear posher than they really are
2006-09-21 11:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by n2mustaches 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋