What's in a name?

[oxfordhacker]

tinyjo and I aren't married because we see very little reason to be, but it would make certain things (taxes, inheritance, etc.) slightly simpler if we were. However, if our only motivation is such a boring one, we're unlikely to ever get round to it, hence we have been talking of changing both our surnames at the same time. It would make the whole thing more entertaining and more significant, and will demonstrate our commitment without bowing to the patriarchy.

For the next week tinyjo and I are going to be in Las Vegas, famed for (amongst other things) quick weddings, so this seems a good time to decide on which name to adopt, in case to mood should strike us. (I'm not being coy, by the way. We really haven't decided either way.)

Our main criteria are that this name should be:

1. Plausible (we must be able to order takeaway or sign a petition without people assuming we're taking the piss)


2. Simple (we don't want to have to spell it every time)


3. Cool (it must be fun enough to justify the hassle of changing our names in the first place)

We've got a few ideas that we like, so this sounds like an ideal excuse for a poll:

[Poll #1192231]

Comments

[watchingeordies.livejournal.com]

I know you don't know me from adam (i wandered in after shaggy blog stories and never left) but my hubby and i both changed our surnames when we got married (not quite the same i know but still) and i think it's the way forward.

(We took various letters of our surnames and mother's birth names and came up with something ultimately cool. Although i did persuade some of my friends we were going to go with 'spaniel'. (just to be clear, we didn't do that))

Anyway, I just wanted to point out that Alex followed by S is too hard to say clearly and you end up spelling it out anyway (I used to be -th S- and it's similar to that).

Have fun whatever you decide to do!