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To ask you for your favourite surnames?

205 replies

RedDwarves · 14/07/2018 22:26

No real reason why!

I've always loved McQueen and Fairbanks.

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Domino20 · 14/07/2018 22:42

Farquhar.

Allycumpooster · 14/07/2018 22:42

I like De’Ath too. And Wilde.
Andrewarther is logwonded but always makes me wonder.

MoonsAndJunes · 14/07/2018 22:42

Hollinberry
Darcy
Johnson
Fortsyte
McCarney

Allycumpooster · 14/07/2018 22:43

Long winded no logwonded Confused

MoonsAndJunes · 14/07/2018 22:43

Forsyte

RedDwarves · 14/07/2018 22:44

Love Wilde. Wilder too.

I know a Farquhar. It's got a bit of gravitas.

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LeighaJ · 14/07/2018 22:44

Falke

My absolute favourite though is my married name.

80sMum · 14/07/2018 22:45

Bazalgette is a bit of a head turner!

RedDwarves · 14/07/2018 22:45

I think Fortescues must all have aristocratic ties.

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Kraggle · 14/07/2018 22:46

Christmas, I’d have loved to be Mrs Christmas. Sadly ‘‘twas not meant to be!

CaseStudyResearch · 14/07/2018 22:47

MIL maiden name was Storm. Me and my SILs all wish that she’d passed that name onto her boys!

itsbritneybiatch · 14/07/2018 22:47

My boss is a mr and Mrs 💕love

teenytinypontypine · 14/07/2018 22:48

Gilchrist. Don't know why, but used to imagine that was my surname during a period in my teens where I would live a fantasy adventure life.

JaneJeffer · 14/07/2018 22:49

Kinsella

OutyMcOutson · 14/07/2018 22:50

Golightly. I was a Golightly (did deed poll many moons ago) until we got married and we merged our names. DH wasn't really a Golightly, and I wasn't really a HisSurname, so we took a bit from one and a bit from the other and created a new name. That is now my favourite name, because it so cool! Grin

AdelaideK · 14/07/2018 22:51

Miller is a nice sounding name.

confusedmomm · 14/07/2018 22:52

@ifigoup gotobed, as in go to bed? Apologies for the ignorance but made me chuckle Smile

Frogscotch7 · 14/07/2018 22:53

My friend married a Mr Hawthorne. It’s a lovely name.

AlphaBravo · 14/07/2018 22:54

Storm would be a fabulous surname. I know a girl called Raine.

Killerqueen2244 · 14/07/2018 22:55

One of my husband’s customer’s surname is Woof. I love it, makes me smile every time I see it!!!

NakedBrainStrollingInManhatten · 14/07/2018 22:55

@roses2 May I ask where you live? In my town there seems to be an abundance of Loves.

AlphaBravo · 14/07/2018 22:55

I know a French, Welsh, English and an Ireland. Two married. Welsh wasnt very happy to change to English, not surprisingly.

JobHunting4 · 14/07/2018 22:56

McNif. Love it

GoldenBuns · 14/07/2018 22:59

Thorneycroft

I know someone with the sirname Bytheway. Pronounced 'by the way' - apparently an old travellers name. I love the logic of it.

MarshaBradyo · 14/07/2018 22:59

Waldorf