[chasio649]

Those hyphenated names make me grit my teeth....is that too judgemental? :D

[NoGrayZone]

I HATE the hyphenated names. In my office, I refuse to use them.

[Dr. Sivana]

Those hyphenated names make me grit my teeth....is that too judgemental? :D

No. However, you should carve out exceptions for those of Iberian heritage, where it is a long-standing practice.

An optional second allowance would be for certain aristocratic British lines.

"I've never heard of him. Have you ever heard of him, Jeeves?"

"I am familiar with the name Bassington-Bassington, sir. There are three branches of the Bassington-Bassington family--the Shropshire Bassington-Bassingtons, the Hampshire Bassington-Bassingtons, and the Kent Bassington-Bassingtons."

"England seems pretty well stocked up with Bassington-Bassingtons."

"Tolerably so, sir."

"No chance of a sudden shortage, I mean, what?"

"Presumably not, sir."
Jeeves Chump Cyril

[warsaw44]

An ex-girl friend of mine married last year. I was very surprised to see that she went the hyphenated name route.

That is quite a shackle to place on children. Suppose John Smith and Sarah Jones get married. Sarah becomes Sarah Jones Smith. They have a child, Sally Jones Smith.

Sally grows up and marries a man who's mother went hyphenated. The man's name is Hector Washington Hereford.

So...they have a child named James. And his name would be James Jones Smith Washington Hereford? nice going.