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What happens when two people with hyphenated last names get married? Do they hyphenate all four names and in what order? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (6 children)

In the Hispanic tradition it would be the Paternal name and then the Maternal name using the Paternal line, which would be the first name.

So Male 1-2 and Female 3-4 becomes Baby 1-3.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Baby 1-4?

I thought maternal name always come seconds and gets passed down by the mom.

So the dad has "dad1-mom1" and the mom has "dad2-mom2".

And the kid would be "dad1-mom2". Not "dad1-dad2"

But I honestly don't know

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I believe this is a thing in Quebec.

from https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-culture/canadian-culture-naming

In Quebec, the Civil Code requires parents to assign their child only one surname (either a single or compound surname) derived from their respective surnames. Compound surnames may not have more than two parts, with or without hyphens. Thus, a couple named Joseph BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY and Marie DION-ROY could give their children the surnames:

BOUCHARD
TREMBLAY
DION
ROY
BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY
DION-ROY
BOUCHARD-DION
BOUCHARD-ROY, and so on.

In Quebec, the law provides that spouses retain their respective birth names when they are married.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I didn't know Canada has law governing names. Where I live it's free for all. A kid even named "Karantina Covidah" by their parents for fuck sake.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

In Canada, they typically pick one or two last names out of four for the kid. Some adults decide to go by just one of their last names too

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