Name blending
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name-blending-175-14324572
title:
Name blending
text:
Name blending, meshing, or melding is the practice of combining two existing names to form a new name. It is most commonly performed upon marriage. According to Western tradition, the wife normally adopts the husband's surname upon marriage. Name blending is an alternative practice that attempts to assign equal cultural value to each partner's surname. In November 2012, it was reported that 800 couples in the United Kingdom had opted to blend their surnames thus far that year, primarily among "y
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Cultural naming practice
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_blending
date created:
2008-07-23T07:44:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:01:10Z
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