Name Change

Why I Couldn't Wait To Change My Last Name

Ann Blumenthal Jacobs | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Getting Married, Marriage, Name Change, Changing Your Name, Married Name, Maiden Name, Hyphenating Your Name, Weddings News

So, when it comes to changing your name, do what's best for you and your spouse -- if you don't want to take his name, he can take yours or you can start over. What have you done about changing your names?

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What Happens When A Hyphen Marries A Hyphen?

Barbara Risman | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Changing Your Name Marriage, Name Change, After the Wedding, Changing Your Name, Marriage and Names, Hyphenating Your Last Name, Weddings News

My generation came along, and about a quarter of us chose to keep our own names and do something creative for our children: hyphenate, or string names together, or create new ones.

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Why Must My Ex-Wife Keep My Last Name?

Ed Housewright | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Marriage Name Change, Marriage, Name Change, Divorce, Divorce News

Women often debate whether to take their husband's last name upon marriage. Shouldn't men have a right to ask for it back upon divorce?

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Can Women Justify Giving Up Their Names When They Marry?

Nigel Barber | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Paternity Confidence, Name Change, Sweden, Inheritance Rights, Raising Children, Identity, United States, Brides, Social Status, Child Support, Women News

Why are modern women so willing to give up their names, or to change them?

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Ron Artest To Legally Change Name

AP | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Ron Artest, Name Change, Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Artest Lakers, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest's attorney filed a petition in Los An...

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Changing Your Name Back After Divorce: Pros And Cons

Gabrielle Clemens | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Marriage, Name Change, Divorce, Maiden-Name, Separation, Divorce News

In American culture, assuming your new husband's family name when you get married is an exciting rite of passage. It's something many women longed fo...

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Should You Change Your Name Back After Divorce?

sunherald.com | LENORE SKOMAL | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Name Change Divorce, Name Change, Name Change Children, Divorce Maiden Name, Divorce News

To change or not to change, that is the question. You're getting divorced and, quite frankly, you are not sure what you want to do to or with your las...

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Man Changes Name To 'One Nation Under God' As Anti-Abortion Message

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Name Change, Zion, Chicago, Steve Kreuscher, One Nation Under God, In God We Trust, Zion Illinois, Chicago News

In God We Trust is now One Nation Under God. The change took place in a Lake County, Illinois courtroom on Friday. It won't affect U.S. currency, t...

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Madoff Family Changing Last Name

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Name Change, Madoff, Mark Madoff, Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Stephanie Madoff, Madoff Name Change, New York News

"Madoff" isn't a four-letter word, but it might as well be. The daughter-in-law of the man who cemented the Madoff name in history alongside that of ...

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Satire, Blackwater Iraq, Political Satire, Zee, Zed, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Humor and Satire, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News

Yes, Blackwater is no more. Now they are "Xe." And what does "Xe" mean? Who the hell knows? But who says private contractors can't show their impressionistic and abstract side?

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Zed, Blackwater USA, Zee, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Comedy News

I applaud Blackwater for not pulling a Prince and changing their name to a symbol. Though I must admit, it would have been fun calling them "The Mercenaries Formerly Known As Blackwater."

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It's Not An Alias: Why I Changed My Name

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Name Change, Hispanics, Change, Growing Up, Self-Confidence, Racial Identity, Confidence, Style News

My birth name is Anglo, an English-Irish term that does not line up with my obviously, shall we say, ethnic appearance. I didn't like the name because it was too white. It didn't fit me.

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Marriage Name Changes and Google Rankings: a Feminist 2.0 Dilemma

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Name Change, Marriage, Google, Roiphe, Media News

A name is forever, once it's been indexed in Google. But what is a woman to do when she gets married? It's a feminist 2.0 dilemma.

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