Comments on: Cultural Crossroad: What’s in a (Last) Name? http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/ My Stomach and the World. Food, Recipes, Travel and Photography by Sara Rosso. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:53:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrea http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/comment-page-1/#comment-154824 Andrea Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:35:44 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/#comment-154824 Being in the U.S. I didn't want to take my husband's name and lose my last name as there were no males in our family, so we hyphenated. It was back in the 70's and such an important point to me not to lose my identity. S. was fine with it--except for the length. It will be interesting to see what my kids do! Being in the U.S. I didn’t want to take my husband’s name and lose my last name as there were no males in our family, so we hyphenated. It was back in the 70′s and such an important point to me not to lose my identity. S. was fine with it–except for the length. It will be interesting to see what my kids do!

]]> By: diana http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/comment-page-1/#comment-151789 diana Mon, 16 May 2011 16:12:30 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/#comment-151789 I'll weigh in. I changed my name. But it wasn't like you think. Honest. I got married 2 months before moving with my German husband to Germany (stop snickering. We married for love, not a visa. Kind of.) I changed my name because I did realize that the thought of spelling STRINATI every time I needed someone to know my last name would sound something like this: ESSS TAY ERRA EEEE N AH TAY EEEE Since I couldn't even say Ich Liebe Dich yet, I opted for my husband's German name to make life easier. Which it didn't because we are Bauer but with no E so intead I spent eight years saying BEY AHHH OUUUU ERRE (ohne AAAY<- without E) Then we moved to Italy. Well, hotdamn. I could have kept my maiden name because EVERYONE here can spell Strinati without looking at it. Everyone. But Baur without an E?? It comes out : BOA. Diana Boa. Nice. Now I use both. I’ll weigh in. I changed my name. But it wasn’t like you think. Honest.

I got married 2 months before moving with my German husband to Germany (stop snickering. We married for love, not a visa. Kind of.) I changed my name because I did realize that the thought of spelling STRINATI every time I needed someone to know my last name would sound something like this:

ESSS TAY ERRA EEEE N AH TAY EEEE

Since I couldn’t even say Ich Liebe Dich yet, I opted for my husband’s German name to make life easier. Which it didn’t because we are Bauer but with no E so intead I spent eight years saying

BEY AHHH OUUUU ERRE (ohne AAAY<- without E)

Then we moved to Italy. Well, hotdamn. I could have kept my maiden name because EVERYONE here can spell Strinati without looking at it. Everyone. But Baur without an E?? It comes out : BOA. Diana Boa. Nice.

Now I use both.

]]> By: Rosanna http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/comment-page-1/#comment-151788 Rosanna Mon, 16 May 2011 13:00:28 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/#comment-151788 I'm an Italian-American married to an Italian. This is an interesting post because the topic has been coming up a lot lately regarding my baby shower. My husband and I recently moved back to the States from Italy. I have kept my last name because I think ALL women should keep their names -- I never agreed with the last name change that is the custom in the States. However, upon receiving my baby shower invitation, which has my own name on it (not my husband's), a lot of my mother's friends have been asking, "why?" My answer to them? Because that's my name, silly! It seems almost contradictory to me that in this day and age, women, after all of the hard work in trying to gain equality with men, would even want to change their name. Great post! I’m an Italian-American married to an Italian. This is an interesting post because the topic has been coming up a lot lately regarding my baby shower. My husband and I recently moved back to the States from Italy. I have kept my last name because I think ALL women should keep their names — I never agreed with the last name change that is the custom in the States. However, upon receiving my baby shower invitation, which has my own name on it (not my husband’s), a lot of my mother’s friends have been asking, “why?” My answer to them? Because that’s my name, silly!
It seems almost contradictory to me that in this day and age, women, after all of the hard work in trying to gain equality with men, would even want to change their name.
Great post!

]]> By: Ciaocristina http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/comment-page-1/#comment-151787 Ciaocristina Mon, 16 May 2011 06:21:44 +0000 http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/10/25/cultural-crossroad-whats-in-a-last-name/#comment-151787 The custom of taking the husband's last name is an Anglo-Saxon one, I believe. i'm surprised at the comments, as i didn't think many women changed their names anymore. I've always been used to the Italian way, as Federico says, a person is born with a last name and dies with it too. I guess unless it's a really ugly or embarassing name (like Imma Hogg) I just don't see the point. Good luck to your friend! The custom of taking the husband’s last name is an Anglo-Saxon one, I believe. i’m surprised at the comments, as i didn’t think many women changed their names anymore. I’ve always been used to the Italian way, as Federico says, a person is born with a last name and dies with it too. I guess unless it’s a really ugly or embarassing name (like Imma Hogg) I just don’t see the point. Good luck to your friend!

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