It is traditional for a bride to adopt her husband's surname after marriage ....?

Question

but why do some women like to use the husband's whole name - like a woman married to a guy called Edward Arnold calling herself Mrs. Edward Arnold as though she has no identity of her own. It seems weird to me.

Answer 1

this is quite old fashioned it happened in my mums day (shes 77) however these days its usual to just adopt the surname and keep your first name. even that is not compulsory and a lot of professional women keep their name, or you can make it double barrelled using both yours and your husbands surname.

Answer 2

The tradition of calling one's self Mrs. Edward Arnold (for example) is the very, very old way of doing things. Now many women still go by their husband's last name, but they will use their own first name: Mrs. Jane Arnold. Many women these days choose not to take their husband's name at all, or hyphenate it with their own surname: Jane Smith-Arnold.

Answer 3

I don't know - But there have been many changes to our society For instance my Grandmother could not vote somthing the politicans like to bury Marriage came into the church door in Europe about the 12 century up until then it was a private legal agreement between two perons after the church got involved it became a very regulated money making venture for the theocracy we all lived in - another truth we all like to bury The northern celts had a hand fasting ceremony that was abolished on pain of death - the celts had many gods a lot of them female - the old religon before jesus - was brought by the sword to our lands by the Romans - were far more fair to women The societal structures of christia Rome were different - For instance the "great General Boutica" was a female - it was thought that she was invincible and she walked through the land of the Picts - a section of extremely dangerous Scots collecting men and women to fight for her against the Romans Look up Queen of the Valkeries (Freyja/Freya ) She lost - the Romans killed her and raped her daughters - the celts at the time very primitive were devestated by her defeat and morale fell The society that held witches (women who knew how to use plants to heal and kill ) in high reguard went underground The concepts of equality would stay underground for centuries as a result but the idea's of a matriachy persisted in some small fashions - Queen Anne, Queen Mary of Scots, Queen Elizabeth the 1st and Queen Victoria did not have an easy time in life but they were accepted as the absolute (or Constitutional ) rulers of the land followed into batle and so on - That would not have been accepted in many places in Europe or elsewhere Witches killed - mid wives outlawed (put knowledge backwards 200 yrs) and so forth The ceremony of marriage cobbled together from several pagan cultures and christianized the world went backwards In the early 1900's when my Grandmother was born - she could not vote - nor own property - Now the old is new again so to speak - The origin of a man's last name is to a large degree his fathers trade Smith - Blacksmith goldsmith etc A smith is a person who works with metals -Stewart - one who carries and fetches. Hodges - One who makes a Hod Other last names indicate only the father - no trade or profession - for instance Hodgeson - son of a Hod maker Why women take the surname of the male---- no idea

Answer 4

It is very traditional but one of things to remember is that they are starting their life together as husband and wife and so that is why they do that the bride also has the option to keep her madien name and hyphen it like say mrs robin hyghtower-arnold. so it can go that way too.

Answer 5

You guys are a bunch of freaking morons, a woman does not take her husbands first name. The man's first name is added to the title to let people know just who the woman is married to. After all, there are alot of Jones' out there.

Answer 6

It Depends, Senna, everyone thouht her name was beautiful until she married Hengist Pod (see Carry on Cleo)
Polly Parrot, Anna Seed, Cherie Tree perhaps that is why they use their husbands name

Answer 7

When my aunt married, she kept her last name. I'll probably take my husband's, but it isn't that big of a deal to me. I think it's very old fashioned though when a woman takes her husband's whole name...I've never met anybody who does that anyway.

Answer 8

Some women like to show off their husband's name. I mean, they've had their name their whole life, but it's only now they've got someone else's.

It's a way of saying, "I'm married to this man and I'm proud of it."

Answer 9

Ladies choice, my wife very seldom uses that identity --
only when she deems something "super official" (what
determines that is beyond me). Again, ladies choice

Answer 10

this is a sexist patriarchal tradition that I cannot stand. It is widely used in the US. I think it should be made illegal.