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Post by mona on Dec 17, 2009 10:28:09 GMT -5
I always wonder where all the people with double (first) names are that were so popular in germany for a while I thought (I have that too but only because my father didn't like the name my mother wanted)
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Davian
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Post by Davian on Dec 17, 2009 16:43:33 GMT -5
@ Davian: Well, there isn't a strict rule for first names. But most people just have one, really. Two is quite usual as well, three or more is the exception. I for one have two first names.. As for surnames, you usually have one. It depends a bit on what parents decide. In my case, my mother took my father's surname when they got married. So I got that name as well, that's a simple case. But when a couple gets married, they can also decide to each keep their surname, then a child gets the name of one of them, same for a child born to unmarried parents. If you get married you can also decide to keep both names (say, mother has the surname Müller and father is called Meier, they can marry and are both called Müller-Meier afterwards). But the child will still get only one of the surnames. Yup, so only one surname.  Thank you for replying, Placebo!  Here, the wife usually takes the husband's last name (never the other way around) but my sister does not use her husband's. If so, she would have 7 (5 surnames)! The German way (one first name + one surname) is much more practical, more... German. No zeit to lose! ;D |
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Post by nahuela on Dec 19, 2009 20:08:27 GMT -5
I´ve just got one name + surname.
So does my brother.
Even my father.
My mum has got 2 names + surname.
But both of my grandparents had a few more, so I guess thats a generation thing... my grandmas names are Renate Elisabeth Hedwig, really old-school ;D
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Post by tazzithedevil on Dec 20, 2009 5:31:32 GMT -5
No, not so much snow here in Düsseldorf especially not in the Christmas time. Maybe 1 or 2 days in Jan or Feb but that's it. ha ;D snow snow snow in düsseldorf ;D  |
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Post by nahuela on Dec 20, 2009 6:44:53 GMT -5
yeah, its like that here 50km from Düsseldorf as well ;D But you can tell....no white christmas, I´m sure, it´ll be all gone on thursday  |
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Nitty
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Post by Nitty on Dec 20, 2009 21:58:01 GMT -5
No, not so much snow here in Düsseldorf especially not in the Christmas time. Maybe 1 or 2 days in Jan or Feb but that's it. ha ;D snow snow snow in düsseldorf ;D You made my day! ;D |
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nadle
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Post by nadle on Dec 21, 2009 14:46:21 GMT -5
note to myself: never ever mention again there is no snow in Düsseldorf (speak of the devil) ...took me 2h to arrive at my workplace. |
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