Help! My daughter can't marry Mr Willey

When it left our keyboards it was all perfectly clean, it was your ears that converted it onto muck.

I think you all have "very mucky " minds ?

I have mentioned before that I met a chap who's parents hand landed him with the name Ivor, OK unless the family name is Stiff, which it was. For obvious reasons who chose to be known by his middle name, John.

At the same time (and place) I had other clients called Veryard, I would loved to have introduced them "Ah, Mr & Mrs Veryard, come and meet the Stiffs".

Mock him not. He is probably very proud of being one of a long line of Willeys, and should stand up for himself.
Boom Boom

My maiden name was that of a sticker that can be attached to an envelope, my father wanted to call me Penelope. Mother had a major strop and told him she wouldn't allow it as the poor child would have her name shortened to Penny. Not rude but children get terribly teased.

Lily Willey?
I know two people who changed their surnames - one was called Bogg, and the other Nutter (unfortunate for a teacher to be called Mr Nutter). It's also difficult if your name ends or begins with Cock or Cox.
I seems to remember that in the TV sitcom Just Good Friends a girl called
Penny had been married to a Mr Pratt so was Penny Pratt. I can't remember the name of the other lead (Vince) who she finally married but it was equally awful - rhymed or something.
I have also known a Shirley Hurley and a Sheila Wheeler (both married names.). Hope they aren't on this site!

I have met a Mr. De'ath- I would not fancy that much.

We once went to see the headmaster of a school we were thinking about sending DS to whose name was Mr Shaw-Twilley. I kid you not, that is the God's honest truth!

It would be terrible if your DD decided on a double-barrelled name when she got married - if her present surname was Smellie (quite common in this part of Scotland).

Yes, Mo, I think my mother was a very wise lady. It is hard enough to take the plunge and wear an odd name without your own mother making it more difficult. In any case I think you get to the point when if you keep saying whatever name it is it often ends up sounding pretty odd.

My DDIL is a very special lady and thinks absolutely nothing of it, just laughs and says it could have been so much worse and in any case it's the man who counts!

My DD's married name is truly horrible - an ugly-sounding name that no-one would have by choice. But she has taken this name - I do not know why - perhaps her OH waned this and she was happy to go along with it. I cringe every time I say it - and she has such a pretty first name.

Oh, I've had tears streaming down my face. Thank you gransnetters! Synonymous, maybe that's all I should say..."Well dear, that must be love"

Her name is not Ophelia (thank heavens!!) pollyperkins you might have guessed correctly. Let's hope she never comes on Gransnet!

I wouldn't necessarily mind the name for myself, but I certainly wouldn't want to inflict it on any kids. They can suffer enough teasing anyway.

My dd got hitched last year to a man with a perfectly nice surname, and although she's traditional in many ways she has still kept her own surname, partly for professional reasons and partly because she likes it. Her dh had absolutely no objections. My sister did the same some decades ago and her dh wasn't bothered either.

Alima the op states that Bill isn't his real name.
I'd be inclined to keep my own surname if I was your daughter. I hope it works out for them.
A friends daughter is Mrs. Pratt which makes me smile (sorry if this applies to you) D went to school with a Michael Hunt who was known as Mike

My friend's daughter kept her name when she got married and her husband changed his name to hers. It's worked well.

My friend's fathers name was Richard Bird (Dickie Bird) hehe.

My son is astonished that I know a man called Richard Head - I had to explain that 80 years ago 'Dickhead' wasn't a word - at least not that I knew of!

Ophelia Brown-Willey would be the stuff of nightmares for a teacher reading the register.

If it makes people smile so what. It can be a good conversation starter!

I have noticed in our own family, which has a very odd name, that all the marriages are very strong and solid and I suppose that is natural when you have had to really think whether you can wear that name for the rest of your days and hand it on to your children. My mother just said to me, "Well dear, that must be love" and it still is

I went to school with a boy called Willey. His first name was Roger ! I don't think either name had the same connotation in those days.....

Do you mean paired as in double-barrelled? Could be Small-Willey, Little Willey etc? Is his name William Willey or is he Bill because of Willey? So many questions unanswered MoBrown. (Not that I have room to talk regarding my surname!)

My mum is Wilhelmina and known as Willy, some people find it awkward!

Indinana that did make me giggle

Or Rosie? Tilly? Milly?

Oh dear, I do hope your DD's name isn't Ophelia