Rnh/rhn

[Calirose]

Why is it RNH not Ryan Hopkins Nugent, most hyphenated last names are alphabetical... what gives?

[the banks]

Originally Posted by Calirose

most hyphenated last names are alphabetical

No that's not how they work

[PAZ]

Could be the parents decided to use both last names, usually the last part is the males.

[Diamondillium]

His parents happened to choose it, due to them thinking it sounded better.

[mapes]

Well for Magnus Svenson it was MSP until he changed it to MPS. Just whatever way they want it

[AKL]

A lot of people I know with hyphenated names usually use their moms name first. Whether it be because she had him before they were married/met/whatever.

[bruinsfan46]

My hyphenated last name isn't in alphabetical order. Never heard of this "rule" before, personal preference in my experience.

[Legionnaire11]

I generally find that in hyphenated names, the original name is listed first and the new name is added on.

But realistically when you go for a name change, it could be listed any way that you choose or you could even choose a completely new name such as "Princess Consuela Banana Hammock" if that's what you like.

[Tangerine]

The "mom's name first" thing makes sense, since his mom's last name is Nugent

[Kevin Forbes]

Right, so his Mom was Ms. Nugent, she married Mr. Hopkins and became Mrs. Nugent-Hopkins. Their children are all Nugent-Hopkins as well.

That's how I always understood hyphenated last names to work.

[UsernameWasTaken]

Originally Posted by Calirose

Why is it RNH not Ryan Hopkins Nugent, most hyphenated last names are alphabetical... what gives?

No, this is not correct.

In North America, when people have both their mother's and their father's last names, it is traditionally First Name Mother's Surname-Father's Surname

I think it's different in Spanish and Latin American countries - when people have both parents' last names it's First Name Father's Surname Mother's Surname

[Faidh ar Rud Eigin]

In my experience the placement of the names is whatever sounds best. Nugent-Hopkins is far smoother than Hopkins-Nugent.

[FirstOverallLine]

Originally Posted by Faidh ar Rud Eigin

In my experience the placement of the names is whatever sounds best. Nugent-Hopkins is far smoother than Hopkins-Nugent.

Haha TITCR.

[Lowe in Oil]

So what happens to the name of the son of Nugent-Hopkins daughter and Smith-Pelley's son which they happen to name Ryan Junior.


Ryan Smith-Pelley-Nugent-Hopkins junior?

[Roof Daddy]

Originally Posted by Lowe in Oil

So what happens to the name of the son of Nugent-Hopkins daughter and Smith-Pelley's son which they happen to name Ryan Junior.


Ryan Smith-Pelley-Nugent-Hopkins junior?

RSPNHJR has a nice ring to it, even if it does look like the activation code on the back of an iTunes gift certificate.

[jpchabby]

Originally Posted by Lowe in Oil

So what happens to the name of the son of Nugent-Hopkins daughter and Smith-Pelley's son which they happen to name Ryan Junior.


Ryan Smith-Pelley-Nugent-Hopkins junior?

don't they take either the dad's name, or the two grand fathers'?

[Ibrahim]

Why not just Ryan Hopkins? Long hyphenated names look super awkward on jerseys IMO.

[The Nuge]

Originally Posted by mapes

Well for Magnus Svenson it was MSP until he changed it to MPS. Just whatever way they want it

Umm... You do realize he's Paajarvi right?

Originally Posted by Ibrahim

Why not just Ryan Hopkins? Long hyphenated names look super awkward on jerseys IMO.

If it was one or the other, it'd probably be Ryan Nugent, but at this point, that'd sound odd.

[Hansen 36]

I have a hyphenated last name and it starts with my Fathers surname. It is supposed to start with the mothers but it sounds much smoother with my Father's first so they put it that way.