White-Knight/Knight-White... We can't, can we?

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DP's and I's first baby together. WWYD WRT the surname?

I'd rather call my child White-knight than not share a surname with them. And I think it's quite cool, actually.

What does your DP think? If he likes his name too, maybe you'll have to toss for it.

I think give your surname but have your DPS name as a middle name.

Use one as a middle name.

Thinking about it objectively though, I actually reckon I'd think it was a cool surname if I met anyone called White-Knight.

Maybe you should just do it op.

I'm just using his name because our surnames end with er and it just doesn't sound good and overall I think his name is a bit nicer than mine

I quite like White-Knight!

I love white knight and totally get that you want to keep your name involved. Depends where you are in the country (i.e. North London: go for your life but only if the first name is eg hepzibah or Achilles)

You can do whatever you want, obviously, but I really think you should be looking at an alternative. It made me laugh, though. It would sound terribly naff.

Isn't it also some well known, budget brand of large electrical goods, White Knight. Why yes it is www.whiteknightrange.co.uk/

Yes, wight is a ghost as pp has said

He could use your surname if you feel so strongly. Ask, and discuss it with your partner.

It's used as a term of abuse fairly widely, so I think best avoided. Shame, because it doesn't sound bad, but yeah..: an insult adored by misogynists the world over these days.

I had to google the ghost connection to Wight. I only associate it with the Isle of Wight. And anyway, Spectre is a surname, like Harvey Spector from Suits. I didn't bat an eyelid when I heard that.

But anyway it's sort of irrelevant as OP has said she doesn't really want a portmanteau.

I think White Knight is a brilliant name.

I know Wright-Pratts and Green-Grays. You can double barrel anything!

No, you can't. White Knight is a tumble drier!!

I also think White Knight is a brilliant name! I would definitely go for it.

And it's like anything, you / your child / everyone around you will say it enough and get used to it.

I love White Knight!!!! I'm a teacher and awesome fab surnames - that is definitely one!

Awesome = see some

I love it what an awesome surname.

We have names that can't be double barrelled. I dont mind them having dhs name but I really regret not giving them my name as another middle name.

I would totally go for White Knight for the whole family it's very cool but no hyphen then if dc feels conspicuous as they get older they can just use knight but still have the full name.

I had to google the ghost connection to Wight

Really? Have you not even read that great classic Lord of the Rings? Barrow wights... They're ghosts/spirits/undead, especially more lately, as I think a previous poster touched upon.

It's used as a term of abuse fairly widely, so I think best avoided. Shame, because it doesn't sound bad, but yeah..: an insult adored by misogynists the world over these days.

It is indeed.The budget tumble dryers and electrical appliances, as have been mentioned also make it amusing.

The 'aww it sounds nice, White-Knight, hun' you cannot reason with, however

I know Wright-Pratts and Green-Grays. You can double barrel anything!

You can, but whether you should is quite another matter. Wright-Pratts! What were they thinking

I changed my surname to dh first name. . Ds has that as his surname double barrelled with dh surname. So ds surname is dh full name!!