Two last names without hyphen?

Both my fiancé and I have LONG last names. He doesn't have any interest in changing his name..I came up with a really cute combo that he agrees is nice and told me I could do. I realized later he meant JUST I could do, and he wouldn't. Which I said makes no sense. Either we both do it, or we don't. I feel strongly that we have one family name, and I also don't want to lose my Armenian last name. So I decided my name, and kids names, would be both of our last names, with a space between, no hyphen.

He thinks it is too long, but I don't really care. Since our names are Armenian and Egyptian, including first names, Americans will ALWAYS get some part of it wrong so I feel like why not at this point. I can correct people, and I'll teach my kids to do the same. My first name is short and is always pronounced wrong. There's no difference with a long last name that everyone mixes up too.

My fiancé worries that the kids will either be made fun of or they won't be able to get their own name right. My defense was they will be way ahead of the game in learning the alphabet LOL

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I’ve been contemplating this myself. (October 2022 bride here!) I’m curious what title you use, ie. Ms. or Mrs.?

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I typically use Ms., except on rare occasions when I insist on being called Dr.. ;-)

Sometimes people will refer to me as Mrs., though, and I usually just let it slide without correction unless I know that they're, like, doing it to spite me. Also, even though I go by Ms. HerLast HisLast the vast majority of the time, I know it gives my husband a thrill to come home from work once in awhile and greet me as Mrs. HisLast, and I don't make any kind of fuss about that because I get a thrill from knowing it thrills him so much. Lol.

Also, October weddings are for winners!

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Ok this is great advice and something I'm considering! BUT- what about your middle name? did you keep that? Or is your first last name legally your middle name?

I don't want to give up my name, but the tricky part about it is its not my maiden name. I was married before. But I have been this name for almost 15 years, and I have a son with our current last name. Is it wrong to keep my previous married name and then add his? BUT- I don't want to use the --- UGH! any advice???

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I'm in the same situation. Getting remarried in a couple weeks. I have the same last name as my son. I don't want to lose that so I am considering the 2 last names, (my last name, his last name). I don't want to hyphenate so I have the option of using one or the other.