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Help[Opinions] Re: Diana-Catherine
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
My surname is 12 letters, including a hyphen. Here's what I've encountered:
1. Some systems will not take a hyphen.
2. Some systems will not allow a space in place of the hyphen; Diana Catherine.
3. Sometimes you have to run it all together like this: Dianacatherine is what you'll get.
4. I've not had a problem with the actual length, just the hyphen.
Diana and Catherine are both pretty strong names (Diana is my first name) and my biological father wanted me to be named Diana Catherine, oddly enough.
After a while, Diana-Catherine would get to be a mouthful. I had considered that over the years and have been thankful my parents didn't go that route.
That all being said, Diana Catherine would be easier to deal with in the long run, you can always call her both names if you like but the hyphen can get tiresome in legal papers, credit cards, passports, etc.
1. Some systems will not take a hyphen.
2. Some systems will not allow a space in place of the hyphen; Diana Catherine.
3. Sometimes you have to run it all together like this: Dianacatherine is what you'll get.
4. I've not had a problem with the actual length, just the hyphen.
Diana and Catherine are both pretty strong names (Diana is my first name) and my biological father wanted me to be named Diana Catherine, oddly enough.
After a while, Diana-Catherine would get to be a mouthful. I had considered that over the years and have been thankful my parents didn't go that route.
That all being said, Diana Catherine would be easier to deal with in the long run, you can always call her both names if you like but the hyphen can get tiresome in legal papers, credit cards, passports, etc.
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