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Lizzie Broadbent's avatar

Yes totally share your pain regarding trying to identify married women. However, I would add that I also found some examples of Victorian women and men creating new double-barrelled surnames that they both adopted, Emmeline and Frederick Pethwick Lawrence are probably one of the best known (relatively) examples but there were others; not something you tend to see happening now.

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Kaye Jones's avatar

Yes, love this! And that's a great point about the double-barrelled surnames. No, we really don't see this very often anymore, which is a great point. Thanks for reading!

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Zeynep Pektaş's avatar

Ahh! I am so so happy for you! Congrats on the divorce. ♥ And also thank you for this post!

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Kaye Jones's avatar

Thank you 😘 and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Kyra's avatar

So very interesting! I took my husband’s last name because it was 3 letters shorter than my maiden name. It was also the same ethnicity as mine (we both have Ukrainian heritage). Apparently it means something along the lines of ‘overcoat’. However, if I could choose a new name it would be Moonwatcher. 🌒

Congratulations on your divorce and choosing a new name! 💚

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John Montgomery's avatar

Informative piece, Kaye! I’m reading Terry Deary’s A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, which is hilarious, but whatever I learn from you adds so much.

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