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Nov
Hyphenated Last Name Etiquette. If you write to a person with a hyphenated last name the complete name needs to be listed in the salutation. When this happens I usually smile and say Actually its Smith-Jones. Dylan Ryan Parker would be DPR. Spelling your name over the phone is a huge chore.
Marcus Craft and Mr. Married keeping maiden name. If a last name consists of two or more words divided by a space as in Van Owen index the name as if were one word such as VanOwen As explained in the Chicago Manual of Style you ignore. Or Mrs with her first name and then her hyphenated last name. Most people apologize and immediately begin using the correct name from that point forward but some continue to. Three Letters Take just the first letter of the last name.
LSMR with the SM larger but in many cases the four-letter monogram just seems too bulky but it might be appropriate in some cases see Fit the Item below.
When this happens I usually smile and say Actually its Smith-Jones. Say that youd like for both of you to take on a hyphenated name if you like that or that you want to keep your maiden name but will add his. In British tradition a double surname is heritable and mostly taken in order to preserve a family name. When the wife has chosen to hyphenate her married name you should address the envelope as Ms. If you get to keep a hyphenated name with your husband your children would also have the same last name hyphenated or not and you maintain a sense of belongingness and connection with them. Hyphenating your last name is one way people choose to change their names after getting married.