Dh and I both have last names which quite frankly sound rubbish with most names (I kept my name when we married). They're ordinary names - and sound ok enough until you start trying to choose a first name to go with them!
We've now come up with a shortlist of five boys and girls names but these names are all compromises for us both - not because we can't agree but because our last names don't go with the names we love.
We have chatted about giving DC a different family name and I wasn't keen on the idea but now I'm starting to think it might be a good idea as I can't imagine calling our baby one of the names on our shortlist. Ideas we have considered are making a new name by combining both our names (but this doesn't work!) and also using one of our mum's maiden names.
Any opinions much appreciated - would it be very unusual to give our baby a completely new family name?
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saltpepper · 05/03/2013 16:27
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