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From: cipher@mmm.UUCP (Andre Guirard)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Men who change their names when they marry
Message-ID: <248@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 21:27:28 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 17 21:27:28 1985
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Summary: Question about terminology

How should a man who has changed his name when marrying refer to his
previous name?  It hardly seems right to call it a "maiden name".  Any
ideas?  Or is there perhaps a convention of which I am unaware?

						Andre Guirard

"Twopence a week and jam every other day."