- Couple creates unique last name by blending their maiden names, showcasing a growing trend in name blending.
- Decision reflects their unconventional approach to marriage and desire for a name that represents who they are.
- Blending last names symbolizes merging with one another while maintaining individual identities, and serves as a reflection of their unique bond and new life together.
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- My wife and I blended our last names. We wanted to share a last name that was uniquely ours. (businessinsider.com)
My wife and I chose to blend our last names to create something that was more unique to us. We engraved our new last name on the inside of our rings. We later found out that blending last names is actually a growing trend.
As a couple, we have always done things in our own unconventional way. Moving in together after just two weeks of dating, having a four-year engagement, and getting married on our 10th anniversary. We wanted our marriage to reflect who we are.
Name blending is the practice of creating a new last name by combining the letters of each partner’s maiden name. It is becoming more common as the institution of marriage becomes more flexible.
We didn’t feel that taking one another’s last name or hyphenating was the right choice for us. Our last names just didn’t sound good together when hyphenated. So, we decided to create our own unique last name.
We brainstormed different combinations of our last names, trying to find something that sounded good and represented us. We eventually settled on the name Haigen, a combination of our last names Egan and Michell.
Our families loved the idea, although it took some of them longer to process it than others. We kept the name a secret until our wedding day, where we proudly unveiled it to our friends and family.
For us, blending our last names symbolizes merging with one another while still maintaining our individual identities. It feels like the perfect representation of what we want for our marriage.
Instead of one identity taking over the other or simply being connected by a hyphen, our names have been combined and rearranged into something new that we created together. It’s a reflection of our unique bond and the start of our new life together.