Which surname is nicer?

[DebbieBilly]

Neither of us are particularly fussed about keeping our surname. We are married but kept our own names but will change when we register DD.

So which surname is better (we have decided we will go with the 'nicer' one) thanks :)

Blackmon or Stephenson.

Thanks again!

What Bertrand said. I have a foreign, not-phonetic-in-English name I'm not all that keen on. It still didn't occur to me not to give it to my child, along with DH's.

Blackman nicer than Stephenson
But Stephenson nicer than Blackmon

I don't see what Bertrand's point is? Can anyone elaborate?

Stephenson is a nicer-sounding name IMO.

Summer

Many times on "which name did you take" thread, women post "his name was nicer/easier to spell" etc. I've never seen any woman post "he took mine because it was nicer/easier to spell"

In this instance, the choice by posters was blind.

Thanks Helen - I didn't realise that.

I also don't understand the issue here...

Both surnames were presented blind. Both parties are ok to give up and take the other.

Different if - as it usually is - the woman is more easily persuaded hers is inferior and the man wouldn't want to give up his anyway.

I also find the mon in Blackmon a bit odd sounding, I would assume it was Blackman. But I don't think one is much better or worse than the other. Can you come up with a whole new surname just for your family? I always think that's the nicest (not that I have done it).

I actually prefer Blackmore. It's more unusual and interesting without being unattractive.

I meant Blackmon!

Black-Stephens
or
Stephens-Black

If you're both willing to change your surname so that you all have the same, it's the perfect opportunity to merge them so that you include both.

Don't do what the depressingly large majority of women do and just give up your surname completely.

Blackmon, nice and unusual.

The less common Blackmon gets my vote.

Blackmon

The problem I have with Blackmon is the spelling. It reads like DS's tshirt (brought for him by his GM) which says "JAMAICA! YEAH MON!" Tbh I don't let him wear it, it seems to me to be taking the piss out of the Jamaican accent.

I would probably change the spelling of Blackmon to Blackman then hyphenate.

My children have a hyphenated name and one part of it can quilt be mispronounced to sound like something vaguely rude. Changing one letter would have sorted this, and we both wish we had. We've told the children they ar welcome to change the spelling, or drop either of the names whenever they want to.