name change

If you change your last name in any way, you're going to have some hoops to jump through in the workplace to establish your new identity.

I finally had a name worth keeping -- why would I drop it to participate in an outdated tradition?

It is your name, more than anything these days, that terrifies the American government and its various security branches.

So, when it comes to changing your name, do what's best for you and your spouse -- if you don't want to take his name, he can take yours or you can start over. What have you done about changing your names?

My generation came along, and about a quarter of us chose to keep our own names and do something creative for our children: hyphenate, or string names together, or create new ones.