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https://bit.ly/3HGv7Kt https://bit.ly/33aZ4Dx https://bit.ly/3LsypTZ https://bit.ly/3rE1SCt https://bit.ly/3BaeXXs https://bit.ly/3oAP3a7 https://bit.ly/3HCITOm https://bit.ly/3uGCyOq https://bit.ly/34tXaP8 https://bit.ly/3GHQBp8 https://bit.ly/3BbTsp3 https://bit.ly/3uziBJ5 https://bit.ly/3oCmkBR https://bit.ly/3BbgkFa https://bit.ly/3gB8ify https://bit.ly/3uD8xis https://bit.ly/3gzHSL9 https://bit.ly/34lYwvr https://bit.ly/3LlVTdl A readers' forum post by Louise C on Fri, 30/09/2005 - 12:14 | reply to this comment The custom of calling married women mrs and single women miss is, so I understand, fairly recent. Up until the 18th century, all women were addressed as 'mistress', or mrs for short, while 'miss' was reserved for little girls and prostitutes. I tend to use both my maiden and married names in different circumstances, when I use my maiden name I prefer to be known as 'ms' so that people don't start calling my husband by my name, which they sometimes do and which really annoys him. In France they call all women over a certain age 'Madame' whether they are married or single. A few years ago when we were in Paris when I was pregnant with my third son and feeling absolutely terrible and about a hundred years old, I bought a glass of orange juice from a street vendor who called me 'Mademoiselle' and this cheered me up no end, my husband said I got really above myself. A readers' forum post by Louise C on Fri, 30/09/2005 - 12:14 | reply to this comment Married Name Change A readers' forum post by babydoll on Sat, 01/10/2005 - 21:32 | reply to this comment Wow, this is all very interesting! I was born and raised in California by a very, strong, independent woman, but I always expected to take my husband's name upon marriage. And I, personally, have never heard of it being common in the United States to start using your maiden name as your middle name and drop your middle name! I would never give up my middle name, but I was quite happy to give up my maiden name. I don't really like the sound of hyphenated last names, too much of a mouthful sometimes. And I never know which last name the children use.
