Re: Anthroponymy (was Re: Re: Laadan)
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 13, 2002, 6:43 |
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Mau Rauszer wrote:
> Nope. She receives her husband's FAMILY name with the -né affix PLUS her full name
> Example: VeressNÉ Kováts Mária.
> OR she receives her husband's full name. Ex: Veress PéterNÉ.
> OR She keeps her original name as Kováts Mária.
Is the second similar to the English "Mrs. Peter Veress", that is, used
in formal situations, but most of the time, referred to as "Maria
Veress"? Or is it an older custom or what? And is the last one a new
custom?
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