To ask if you could have any surname what would you choose?

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Or Shepard

I used to know a chap whose surname was Cowmeadow. His dad was a vicar - imagine the Rev Cowmeadow! I do hope he had a country parish.

Oldguard - I'll fight you for Redford! (and Easwood and of Wales!!)

My maiden name was really common. Anything would have been better but I love my married name.

Always loved Duvall when I was younger. Sounded so glam!!

My Mum's maiden name would have sounded quite glam if pronounced with a French accent, unfortunately the accent of the town I grew up in totally transformed the name into something totally different!

Actually a French accent makes anything sound glam!

I've always fancied being a valentine

Mrs Fancy Valentine has a nice ring to it

Macateer, McAteer, McAtee, or any other anglicised phonetic spelling such as McIntyre, is not based on a surname meaning 'son of a nun'.

You're right of course, pangur - I didn't notice autocorrect had "helped" my spelling.

I had meant to say Macatoor (not Macateer), sometimes spelt McAtoor, from Mac an tSiúr which does mean son of a (religious) sister, or son of a nun.

Not a common name, but I know a couple of proud bearers

My DD1 went through a phase of referring to herself as 'LeonoraFlorenceMini Darling' after reading Peter Pan. I quite like Darling as a surname actually :)

Penhaligon

I knew a guy who changed his surname by deed poll to Moriarty. I worried.

I always wanted Moriarty! Or Murgatroyd.

Failing that, Boa Morte. I heard of a footballer called Luis Boa Morte once. It would suit me.

Elba

Winterpark.

Just has such a lovely sound and makes me think of frosty grass, mist and deer wandering around.

I have a friend who's surname is Gauntlet.

Lloyd or Fraser.

noncommital I have relatives with the name Greenslade! For some reason we always call them the Gradygreenspaces!?

I'd love any of these
Bliss
Valentine
Fox
Waterfall

Valentine, Pearl or Queenie!

Bond

I love my surname but a second best would be Pankhurst.

deWinter (I love Rebecca). Or Jones. Both sound great.

I don't like my surname (it doesn't sound nice and is difficult for non-Irish people) but I am PROUD of my surname, as my dad did great things during the civil rights movement here in NI. My DH has a fabulous surname but I kept hold of my own thanks to my feminist tendencies and sheer pride of my dad.

Schmoo small world! I wonder...

I always wanted an exotic name like D'Angelo or Lopez. I married a Muslim but his surname was lame and didn't match mine at all.

I like Mavromatis though - it means Black Eyes.

mandatory and singing an acquaintance had that surname and his mum was a GP - Dr De'Ath

marydolores you have to tell! I love this thread