to WANT to change my name to DH's?

[fedupintheoffice]

I am soon to be married to my very long term partner. Everyone is saying how very stupid and foolish I would be to take DH's surname as it sounds so similar to my first name. I really, really want to take his name and don't care if people make fun.

AIBU and setting myself up for a life of misery?

[pjmama]

Depends on the name I guess?!

Go on, tell us

Seriously though, if you're happy to do it then it's nobody else's business.

[sowhatis]

double barrel the surname if its that much of an issue.

[AngryFromManchester]

My sister took Jones, when her first name was Joan, then again my aprents gave me a rhyming middle name

[fedupintheoffice]

I really don't want double-barrelled at all for reasons you are going to find out below.

My name is Henrietta (boak!!!) and my surname is Black but for my entire life, since the day I was born i've been known as Hattie. DP's surname is Batty. Disaster!

So i'll be Hattie Batty! Double barrelled Hattie Black-Batty!

[ilove]

I actually quite like that...I LOVE the name Hattie! I think it'll be ok.

[NestaFiesta]

I love it! Hattie Batty is adorable! Nobody can say that name and not feel happy.

It doesn't say if you have/are having children, but if you do/have- it's nice to all have the same surname. The Batty family sounds great. xx

[NestaFiesta]

I love it! Hattie Batty is adorable! Nobody can say that name and not feel happy.

It doesn't say if you have/are having children, but if you do/have- it's nice to all have the same surname. The Batty family sounds great. xx

[fedupintheoffice]

Also DD1 is Roberta, known throughout her life as Bobbie and would also be changing her surname to DP's or double-barrelled if we choose.

Bobbie Black-Batty...

[NestaFiesta]

It also reminds me of an old Fry and Laurie sketch.

"I have a daughter, Henrietta"
"Did he? I'm sorry to hear that."

[Blu]

Hattie Batty will certainly not be forgotten.

But then Batty will always raise no end of smart alec comments whatever your first name.

[Blu]

And you must immediately have a DS, Matthew, known as Matty Batty. And his twin, Patricia.

But stay off the donuts - you don;t want to be known as the fatty battys.

[fedupintheoffice]

We already have the dog called Tatty!

I must remember to clean babies dirty nappy otherwise we might be the shatty batty's!

When we're bitching about other people - the catty batty's

and when DP comes home drunk 2 hours later than usual - the twatty batty!

[CheerfulYank]

Your name- your rules.

[Tee2072]

I like it! Also, I love having the same surname as my DH and our DS. I don't get not wanting to change it, I really don't.

[pooexplosions]

Fedup..you made me snort ine out of my nose!

Ouch , but thank you... I needed a laugh

I think Hattie Batty is the best name I ever heard.

[fedupintheoffice]

Thanks for your replies

Is it better as:

Hattie Batty
OR
Hattie Black-Batty
?

[pooexplosions]

that was meant to be wine, not a line, or anything else dodgy...

[JemintheGraveyardwithghouls]

It is your choice- ignore what others say.

I took my DPs name when we got married, but it was a massive upgrade...I had a really awful surname before.

[fedupintheoffice]

Ha ha ha @ your name pooexplosions!

Pleased to make you laugh!

P.S. one of DP's cousins married a lady with the surname Wild and they decided to double-barrel, so they're the Wild-Batty's!

[pooexplosions]

And now I have that song in my head, with just one letter changed....
whoa, black batty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, black batty (bam-A-lam)
Black batty had a child (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-A-lam)
She said "I'm worrin' outta my mind" (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-A-lam)
I said oh black batty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, black batty (bam-BA-lam)

ok I'm done now...

[fedupintheoffice]

Lol, I thought 'ine' had missed out the coca...ine, pooex!!!

[Trikken]

love the name, my second name rhymes with my surname which isnt bad, but your name is fine, id be actually quite pleased to have a cool name like that.