Re: Spousal names (Was: Re: "Mister" (was: Re: New Lang: Igassik))

Eviendadil has a naming system where daughters inherit their mother's
surnames, and sons their fathers.  When people marry, they also choose
another name for their marriage.  These are both used along with up to
three, but normally only one, given names and a nickname/title,
something ppl call them.  People are generally called by their given
names in formal settings, occaisionally prefixed by a title.
Informally, people are called by their given names.
This causes fun when tranlating modern names, just for the heck of it.

-Certê-ä Mathyü Üilyám sa Mat
(Of-Kehrt Matthew William, who is not married, called Matt)

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> Adam Walker wrote:
> >
> > Personally, I would like to see them become John Smith-Jones and Jane
> > Jones-Smith with the daughters inheriting the Mother's family name and the
> > son's the father's.
>
> Here's a system I've devised: Children get *both* parent's surname in
> the first generation, with the parent of the same sex first.  Thus, the
> daughter would be Jones-Smith, the son Smith-Jones.  Now, after the
> first generation, the daughter would pass on the Jones part to her
> children, and the son the Smith part to his sons.  Thus:
>
> Smith(M)----- Jones(F)      Brown(M)---------Davis(F)
>           |                             |
>           |                             |
>           |                             |
> ----------------                        |
> |               |                       |
> Smith-Jones(M) Jones-Smith(F)------Brown-Davis(M)
>                                 |
>                                 |
>                                 |
>                         ----------------
>                         |               |
>                         |               |
>                         |               |
>                    Jones-Brown(F)  Brown-Jones(M)
>
> Essentially, then, names would be passed along paternal lines and among
> maternal lines.  Similar to cultures with maternal and paternal clans.
> Not sure if there'd be any change when married.  Perhaps a full formal
> name might have the spouses surname tagged on?  Thus, Mrs.
> Jones-Smith-Brown-Davis and Mr. Brown-Davis-Jones-Smith.  If I can come
> up with a good conhistorical justification, perhaps I'll give this
> custom to the Terra-Novans.
>
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