Maiden Name as Middle Name

That’s what one of my friends wanted to do but the dmv told her it would require her petitioning for a legal name change in front of a judge. I just dropped my maiden name.

I'm just dropping my maiden name after we get married. I'm going to hyphenate on my curriculum vita because I have some stuff published under my maiden name. But legally I'm going to be First Middle Married.

I decided to keep mine as is. We have too similar last names for me to hyphenate. It's like going from Lo to Po aha so there wasn't really a point in me hyphenating because it sounds weird and I didn't want to change my last name either to only his. I do have a middle name and don't want to drop it to have my last name be my middle name either ahah and then if I just add my last name to my current middle name it just makes it all so long.

I'm changing at all.

Middle, 2nd middle, Married.

I'll be rid of first and maiden.

I’m dropping my middle name and having my maiden as my new middle name

I’m not changing mine... I love my last name!!

I’m taking two last names: my current one and will be adding FH’s. No hyphen.

My mum used her maiden name as my sister's middle name-- wanted to keep it in the family without the stress of a deed poll!

My fiance and I are just going to double-barrel it. Both very unusual names so it'd be a shame to lose either!

Keeping mine because fiance's sounds weird

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Ohhh, how are you doing this? I did consider dropping my first name too., but I am not sure as this would be a long procedure I believe.

In NC, social security let me do exactly what you are hoping to do. I changed the name in my passport by mail and it reflects the same name. I’ve still got to go to the DMV and change it so not sure what their opinion will be... but social security said middle names aren’t used for legal purposes so it wasn’t a concern for them.

I think changing or dropping your first name will, in most states, require you to petition the court for a name change. Not a huge deal, but that might mean you need to go through the whole name change process twice.

I’m dropping my last name and keeping my middle name. I really like my last name since it’s unique, but I’m really attached to my middle name so I’m keeping it!

I'm not 100% positive yet but I think I am just going to add my FH's last name to my name, no hyphen. So, legally, I will be First Middle Maiden Married, but in a lot of situations I could just go by First Married. I'm the youngest and the last generation with my last name and it won't be getting carried on anymore. I also have a very common and simple first name so I love my maiden name and have always gotten my identity from it so I don't want to lose it completely but I do also want my FH's last name. If I don't do that I will porbably make my maiden name my middle.

I did exactly that when I married the first time. When I change my name again I will drop my ex husbands name and take my Fh last name and keep my two middles.
however it is a pain to fill out paperwork lol.

View Quoted Comment We are getting married in August and our honeymoon isn't until January. I will wait to change my name since I already have a passport card for the trip and booked everything in my maiden.

When we get back, I'll just take a day to go to the courthouse. In my state all you need is the right form. It's as simple as changing your last name only. Then take another day or two and update social security, dmv, the bank and literally everyone else I have an account with. It won't be fun but it'll be semi simple.

I had 2 last names (Dads & Moms) and really wanted to keep my Moms as y middle name since I don't have one but I was not allowed to "break-up" my last name. I either took both names or none, I was pretty sad about it but I've had such a long name all my life that I'll finally have a shorter one so I only took my hubbys last name.

I'm planning on taking FH's name and moving mine to my middle name!

I want to do what OP is planning on. Keeping firstname middlename then adding lastname to a 2nd middle name, and taking my fiance’s last name as my last name. I will be really sad if I’m not legally allowed to do so.