We should go back to using profession as last name. Then everybody would be named Shitposter.
this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2024
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Macrocephalic Seatweight. I guess it could work.
Wait...you guys get paid?
Only at the competitive level. Git gud and you'll get sponsored.
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I accept your terms.
Spain. This is how you make Spain.
I believe this is a thing in Quebec.
from https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-culture/canadian-culture-naming
In Quebec, the Civil Code requires parents to assign their child only one surname (either a single or compound surname) derived from their respective surnames. Compound surnames may not have more than two parts, with or without hyphens. Thus, a couple named Joseph BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY and Marie DION-ROY could give their children the surnames:
- BOUCHARD
- TREMBLAY
- DION
- ROY
- BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY
- DION-ROY
- BOUCHARD-DION
- BOUCHARD-ROY, and so on.
In Quebec, the law provides that spouses retain their respective birth names when they are married.
I didn't know Canada has law governing names. Where I live it's free for all. A kid even named "Karantina Covidah" by their parents for fuck sake.
The above is for Quebec only, which has a completely different civil law system (a mix of common law and Napoleonic civil code), and does not apply to the rest of Canada.
That should be child abuse lol
From what I can tell, Quebec has laws for just about everything.
In the Hispanic tradition it would be the Paternal name and then the Maternal name using the Paternal line, which would be the first name.
So Male 1-2 and Female 3-4 becomes Baby 1-3.
Some of the Mexicans I know just kept adding middle names.
You end up with something like Manuèl José Alvarez Ibarra Reyes Gutierrez
"The name game" music intensifies
Baby 1-4?
I thought maternal name always come seconds and gets passed down by the mom.
So the dad has "dad1-mom1" and the mom has "dad2-mom2".
And the kid would be "dad1-mom2". Not "dad1-dad2"
But I honestly don't know
That may be the case in some cultures, but the Hispanic tradition only carries the Paternal line.
Nice, thanks
Bro, you can't have two dads (/s)
Tell that to Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack
as always – it depends on the jurisdiction.
But in most cases, they will use a new hyphenated last name that consists of both partners' first last name, with the man's first last name first.
In Canada, they typically pick one or two last names out of four for the kid. Some adults decide to go by just one of their last names too
Believe it or not, sexism!
They usually place the man's name first and then only pass on those names.
We just made up portmanteau names for our kids, based on what sounded good. Over time, this should improve the overall coolness of last names.
So if you portmanteau four hyphenated names you'd have quite an awesome mouthful.
Example based on some names I've encountered...
Garcia + Roothopper + Nishigawa + Smith = Garhopgawaith? Nishciasmithopper? Smootgawacia?
pretty sure the world ends.