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

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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