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Re: Anthroponymy (was Re: Re: Laadan)

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Friday, December 13, 2002, 6:43
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? -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42