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Poll Suggestion: Double-Barrelled Hyphenated Surnames — Part 3
In the Western tradition of surnames, there are several types of double surname (or double-barrelled surname).
In British tradition, a double surname is heritable and mostly taken in order to preserve a family name that would have become extinct due to the absence of male descendants bearing the name, connected to the inheritance of a family estate.
If the two names are joined with a hyphen, it may also be called a hyphenated surname.
Which is your favorite double-barrelled hyphenated surname?
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Double-Barrelled Hyphenated Surnames - Part 1
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