I was going through Krystal's thread when I got hit by a question. How do you, if you choose to, pick a last name? This might be silly, but I am kinda curious as i'm thinking of an unusual last name; Koga. Means wolf in japanese, and my friend was the one who suggested it. (It came from thinking up mythological names for my first name, Loki was the top of that list. )

West, because the West is the best, and that's where I am.  I could also be the illigemate daughter of James West, which would explain a lot.

I am actually keeping my surname but going back to the traditional spelling. Which doesn't matter, as no one can pronounce it either way.

Years ago I changed my last name from my unpronounceable birth-name, to my great-great-grandmother's maiden name, which is much cooler and is an actual English word.  I figured my days of having my last name slaughtered were over.  And then the judge took one look at my new name, and immediately mispronounced it.  Aaargh! 

I changed mine coz "Vampire Slayer" was not very common....

Just plain old Smith now.

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Buffy (ex Vampire Slayer)

PS... My Surname is now my Mothers maiden name

When I first started this endeavor, I modified my last name to Vann and went by Vicki Vann (Victoria).  My last name was Van Fleet and I did not want to bring embarrassment to my family.  Once my family found out, they wanted me to keep my last name, so I did.  When I changed my legal name, I went with Victoria Lynn Van Fleet.  Everything has been wonderful since then, and it feels so good to be called Miss Van Fleet...but Mrs. Van Fleet...WHOA!!!  I am NOT my mother...yet!

I have kept my last name, and have no plans on changing it unless I get married.  Have I thought about changing it?  Sure.  The two top candidates are Sperling and Olson.  If I moved to Denmark, blond haired, blue eyed Lisbeth Olson would be as annonymous as you can get.

I kept the same last name I've always had. Never occurred to me to change it.

My last name is unchangeable! 

tink

I've toyed with the idea of creating a new last name. I floated it with my wife when we got married to start a new family name that was entirely our own but she liked the history of my last name (as in linking to my ethnic ancestry). So we kept it.

How I would decide I don't know. Perhaps just throw names out there till one stuck. Kruger (I like the highlander movie - "I'm in disguise"), Manson, Munroe, the artist formally known as...etc..

My first name is a morph of my given name.

My last name is staying the same.  Afterall, it puts me in the lineage of Tuathal Techtmar!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuathal_Teachtmhar

Well lacking all imagination, I kept my surname and first name, and just changed the gender on my middle name. OK I changed the spelling of my first name too, but not by much and it still sounds the same. 

Beni

I kept my maiden name. And unless my partner makes me an honest woman and marries me and insists she be the 'husband' > I'll keep it.

She wouldn't insist on that: "There are too many husbands in the world already!"

Nichole

Right now I am not planning on changing my last name. LOL I am having a hard enough time finding my first name. I may feel differently in the future  but for now I am just taking one step at a time.
Krystal

It's my father's maiden name....oh wait. Didn't change it 

Dennis

Quote from: Dennis on June 16, 2008, 06:14:51 AM
It's my father's maiden name....oh wait. Didn't change it 

Dennis

LOL! 

I don't plan on changing my last name unless my dad gets more crappy. Then I will go with my moms maiden name and if that don't work out I have no idea.

Anna

I chose my last name after making a list of my top ten favorite choices. My family is kind of freaked out that I am changing my last name, but I have no intentions of changing my mind and I have made that VERY clear to everyone.

I didn't change my last name. I never saw the need to and I'm proud to be a member ofmy family. Perhaps it is different if your family disowns you or you need to make a complete break from the past but that was never the case for me.

Ann

Kept it.  I'm proud of it, I've earned degrees with it, keeps things simple.

Jay