Adam Ramsay Peaty

[Mrsnothingthanks]

And why not? Why is it still seen as so "out there" that a man should double-barrel upon marriage? Nobody would pass one comment if his wife had changed her name to Holly Peaty.
My husband and I both db'd upon marriage. Titles remain unchanged.
It's 2025 ffs!! Stop with the misogyny!

She has changed her name. Might be within the last few minutes tbf, but she has changed it.

The husband of a former colleague changed his surname to her surname when they got married, he hadn’t spoken to his family for years by that time so was happy to do it.

A bit different if they have both double barrelled (and good for them!) but I always find it odd if a woman double barrels but has his name first so becomes Mrs his name-her name, to me it should be Mrs her name-his name although I have no idea why. Is there actually a correct way?

(incase it isn’t obvious I changed my name when I got married - very Irish surname but don’t live there so no one could ever say it or spell it. I got fed up trying to teach it to people!)

@icebearforpresident We just went with what scanned best. Both db'd.

It’s not misogyny in this case. It’s normal for people to keep their professional name, male or female.

Yeah, this. The whole thing is cringe and awkward.

To be honest if I was him I would drop Peaty altogether after everything they’ve put him through in the run up to the wedding. They were clearly trying to ruin it, especially the Aunt sending the nasty message on his wedding day. I would be doing everything to distance myself from that hot mess family.

But as you say, it’s highly misogynistic that it’s even been picked up that he’s incorporated her surname. If she had changed her name to just Peaty nobody would have batted an eyelid.

Do you think it’s unfair when women take their husband’s name?

Agree they don’t flow

Just keep your own names!

She has

It's a patriarchal naming system we have, I don't know your personal circumstances but the majority of women keeping their name are just keeping their father's name which is a product of the same system and not a particularly feminist act. Actually one of the most feminist ways to rebuff the system is to start your own new name which more and more young couples are doing with a combination or double barrelling of their existing surnames. Brooklyn beckham did it and because it was before his family strife nobody cared. People have so much internalised mysogyny they see it is weird when people undertake acts of equality like this. Get over it people, things are changing

I give it 2 years ☺️

The names just don't work together but they can do what they want. I'd have stayed as Ramsey, probably.

I'm afraid I find the whole thing like reality TV on steroids.

@Strangerthanfictions Yes we both dbd our existing surnames. And I retained my title.

Only if you believe women never have their own last name, surely? Because no one ever tells a man that he doesn't have his own last name, it's actually just his fathers name.

This nonsense drives me mad.

How is my name any more my father’s name than it is my name? How does he own it in a way I don’t?

What if a woman gives her baby her name? Does that baby then have its grandfather’s name, with the mother having no possession of it? Does that baby own the name immediately if it’s a boy but never have possession of the name if it’s a girl?

Stupid nonsense argument.

Yes definitely OP! I know it was happening before the double barrelling, but recently it seems to be on the rise.

DH and I both double barrelled (and both kept out original names for work purposes ) he got comments I didn't. It's ridiculous.

I find double barrelling on marriage a bit daft.

Is her name now Holly Ramsey Peaty? That’s unfortunate.

Not sure why other people’s surnames matter tbh.

Any bloke that takes his wife’s name on marriage must be an utter drip. I can think of one bloke I know that would be happy to do this.

I think the worst was when Dawn Porter changed her name to Dawn O’Porter when she married Chris O’Dowd. I did find it funny though.

I’ve no idea who this pair is but I’m guessing it’s one of the Ramsey children?

She is Ramsay Peaty too though, what are people talking about? It's not just him.

I don't think it's unreasonable at all, although personally I don't think these surnames flow well.

@Moveoverdarlin We won't feed the troll.

Desperately wants fame

I don’t have a problem with double barrelling as long as it’s mutual decision but it does come across in this case as an “up yours” to his family. Having said that, none of us know when this was decided.
It’s a bit unusual in my opinion too because his son is presumably Peaty.