Smallwood-Lockwood - can we?

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My surname is Smallwood... DP's is Lockwood. We have decided on William (Billy) and would like him to have both our surnames. However, is Smallwood-Lockwood awful? if so, I will push for my surname - as we are not married.

Thank you!

Just use your mane OP, both is too much.
I would have preferred to use both of our surnames for our DC but they are both over ten letters and multiple syllables and it sounded ridiculous so we didn't. We are married and used DHs surname for the DC.

What about William Wood? I actually really like that. But I guess it depends on your stance on alliterations.

William Lockwood is very nice as well.

I really prefer Lockwood or Wood to Smallwood!

I guess you could go for Wood-Lockwood? I know people with names like that, so it doesn't seem particularly weird to me.

Smallwood-Lockwood is awful, sorry.

I agree with pp that I would avoid Smallwood as it does leave him open to teasing, especially with William (willy) as a first name. I know you said you're using Billy but kids will still pick up on 'willy'.

I much prefer Lockwood, give him the nicer name.

Mike, thanks for the demand to get married! to the person saying they know someone who got teased for Smallwood. My 3 brothers never have.

Just because you prefer Lockwood doesn't mean my child should have a different surname to me, I don't want that. No one in my family has ever had any issues with the surname Smallwood and obviously we would know more about issues that you would you either just know somebody or are just assuming. My partner will be moving to a different country and will hardly see his son, I am not having a different surname to him.

Oh so predictable that there are people telling you to use your partner's surname and/or get married and take his surname. Yawn.

I vote for one of the following options:
Smallwood-Lock
Smallwood
Wood

Mike she can take her partners name without being married to him. Honestly OP that name is a mouthful! Why don't you out Billy on his birth certificate not William?

Smallwood- Lockwood is ridiculous. I don't believe you when you say no one in your family has ever been teased.

I don't see why anyone should take their partner's name if they get married, let alone if they don't.

I double barrelled after I got married but there's no way in hell I would have ditched my name completely, and especially not if we weren't getting married.

Far too much of a mouthful. Give him your surname.

How would you ever fit it all on a name tape?!

Having thought about it...

I like
Wood-Lockwood
Lockwood-Small
Lock-Smallwood
And Smallwood-Lockwood

I think you should go for Smallwood-Lockwood. I've been saying to myself a few times and have actually come to like it. Just asked my English DH.

He thinks all of these options would be ok.

And I don't think you wanting your child and you to have the same last name is weird!

My partner will be moving to a different country and will hardly see his son, I am not having a different surname to him

So give him your surname then. Dilemma over.

If you give him Smallwood-Lockwood then he would have a different surname to you anyway. Unless you were planning on changing your name too?

If you want him to have your surname then just do that, problem solved!

Good luck with baby.

No don't do it!

I would go for Lockwood rather than smallwood, but I think Wood is a better option. Billy Smallwood - small willy.

You don't believe me? Smallwood is hardly the worst surname in the world they haven't been teased, you can call me a liar if you want but I think it says a lot about you if you would tease someone over that, not everyone is as nasty as you!

He isn't keen on him just having my surname, as it's not his fault he can't be with him much.

It's not Smallwood that's they issue, it's that his full name would be William Smallwood, aka Willy Small.

I think it's a mouthful too. But no worse than Johnson Thompson that the sports commentators have to get their lips around!

Please don't double barrel his first manes too like Billy Rae!

No, someone said they would be teased for the surname - by saying "I don't believe your family hasn't been teased" he would be Billy. Either way, he might be a different name when we see him, so stop worrying about his name, that's not what I asked for! It's clear you don't think he can have both surnames.

I don't know why you're being so shitty OP.

You asked for opinions, which is what you got.

I never asked for opinions on my surname as a surname? I asked if I could have both the names together, I don't know how you've interpreted that as "what are your opinions on my surname"

Still don't believe you.

It's not the worst name in the world but if you're choosing between the two names then Lockwood is nicer. You're right, he may not get teased put the possibility is there, especially with William/Billy as a first name.
You wouldn't want him growing up thinking 'why would my mum pick that name' especially when there's the option of another name.

Would you consider all changing your name to Wood or one of the ideas pp have mentioned above.

You seem really keen for him to have Smallwood though and if that's what you want then go for that.

I think it is a bit much so I'd probably go for Lockwood as a middle name so it is there officially but not for everyday or work out a way for you all to have the same surname. I know you've said none of your family have ever been teased but I too think Billy/William with Smallwood could be an issue.