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!

I am 90% certain that this is a joke thread. In the unlikely event that it is real:

Smallwood-Lockwood - clunky but basically fine.

Any combination of William and Smallwood - no no no no no.

You say he will be known as Billy, yes at home but possibly not at school.

I guess some teachers haven't got the time or inclination to remember nicknames. My dd has always being known at school as her full length name by teachers. And a friend of mine who has a boy called Ted (that's what's on his birth certificate) has had to go into school several times and say please stop calling him Edward as that isn't his name.

Possum - I'm not being rude, but on the school registration form there's a 'known by' name. All the teachers use that - that's what's on the coat peg/tray on the first day of term, etc. well, definitely in my area anyway... That's going by 5 different schools!

What Robin said. Clunky but fine.

I think if you think people will never make the connection between Billy and Willy then you are completely deluded. William doesn't work with my surname either, which is why neither of my son's have it despite it being one of my favourite names.

pandaporter. Yep, and I've always put dds known as name down on the form. First primary ignored this, second primary called her by her known name but there were only six kids in her year so it had that personal touch.

At secondary she's always been called by her full name but it's a massive school so maybe they just can't remember all the known as names.

As others have said I also think having two names so similar in a surname is too much. I would just pick one or the other.