Womens name change after marriage

[Rajiv]

Is this still practiced? What's the origin of this name changing anyways Most of my friends had love marriages but then reshma became karina, sherrina to haseena, roma to priyanka etc etc. They were still called by their original names but why go through all this name changing anyways? I mean, no similarities but a big jump Is this a total hindu tradition

[Cricketics]

i just knew the last name change tradition.. and sometimez, infact rare case when first name getz changed..

[Ram]

What ? women change name after marriage ? Never heard of it before. And why should they ? Seems absurd to me..

[Rajiv]

hehe, I know..pretty common atleast in my caste I find it stupid too

[Ram]

Still cant believe it actually.. Is it more out of choice or its just a tradition that has to be followed ?

[Rajiv]

AllI know since childhood, womens name is changed when they get married. The in-laws strictly use the new name I am sure there many of these little specialties in all religions/castes but I was really curious if this name change is still followed

[Rajiv]

http://www.anothersubcontinent.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t796.html hehe, similar discussion, they say its common in Maharashtrians, bengalis and Punjabis. I know for sure its common in sindhis too

[apocalypse]

These days I have seen women not even changing their last names

[apocalypse]

in Punjabis? Not that what I know of :D

[yoda]

never heard of first name change.

[Holysmoke]

well, my mom changed of last names.. infact most of the people I know change their last name.. never heard of anyone changing their first name

[varun]

http://www.anothersubcontinent.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t796.html hehe, similar discussion, they say its common in Maharashtrians, bengalis and Punjabis. I know for sure its common in sindhis too

It's unheard of among Punjabis Rajeev. I know it's common to change the last name, but never heard of first name being changed..

[FakeId]

even last name change is silly imo :eyedance:

[Rajiv]

Must be in sindhis only too

[Ram]

Seriously , if i ask my wife-to-be to " Change your name" i expect her to kick me in my balls and show me the middle..

[Chandan]

It didn't happen to me, nor has it happened to anyone I know. Though India is a very big country and you aren't quite aware of too many happenings in the country!

[yoda]

even last name change is silly imo :eyedance:

helps to have the same last name, especially if you live in the west.

[Zap_Brannigan]

As long as both parties in a marriage don't bring equal aspects to the table.such tradition will be followed. It will stop as soon as women don't expect men they wanna marry to earn higher. Once that happens men have to stop expecting women to be a housemaid,to be prettier or change their last name. Marriage, like any business proposition, always profits the person who puts more into it initially,higher.

[living]

All girls used to change their first name and last name before. (up til the 70's)and then it became only the last name (though in some csts they still change the first name as well). It has to do with some "new beginning" or some other absurd ideology :giggle:

[Guest dada_rocks]

In my part of the world only surname changes; heck these days even that doesn't change.. My wife remains Singh while I am Chaudhary..