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My mother asked me recently if I had ever wanted to change my last name, and to be honest I have long thought about changing my surname. I feel absolutely no connection to it, I received it from someone who has not been a part of my life. Even so; I cannot and would not revert to my mother's surname for multiple reasons. So the search is on for my sister and I for a new last name. She's been saying for a long time she wants to change it and since her 18th birthday is approaching we decided to pick one together. The problem is we can't seem to agree. We want something that means something to us without using a family name, but since we are two different people that is hard. What we have at the moment:
Hawthorn (no "e", it would be for the flower not the author)
Anthony (this one means more to me than her though, it's my second MN)
Yvonne (Her confirmation name, to first namey?)
Oceane (pronounced the French way, but potential problems with pronunciation)
The other problem we have is since her FN is blatantly Irish (Brogan), a lot of last names from other backgrounds sound odd with it. Any suggestions (Seriously, anything to get the ball rolling). We would like to honor the ocean, or lilies (or any other may flower), or New England, or France, or dance.
Thanks.
Hawthorn (no "e", it would be for the flower not the author)
Anthony (this one means more to me than her though, it's my second MN)
Yvonne (Her confirmation name, to first namey?)
Oceane (pronounced the French way, but potential problems with pronunciation)
The other problem we have is since her FN is blatantly Irish (Brogan), a lot of last names from other backgrounds sound odd with it. Any suggestions (Seriously, anything to get the ball rolling). We would like to honor the ocean, or lilies (or any other may flower), or New England, or France, or dance.
Thanks.
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