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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
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Subject: Re: Name Changes a case history
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 02:40:01 EDT
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> Suppose both spouses keep their names and hyphenate the kids.
> Said kids grow up and marry other similarly-hyphenated people.
> What do they name THEIR kids?

Exactly this problem comes up in Spain and some Latin American
countries.  Well, it isn't hyphenation, but compounding with
`y' and `de'.  They can reach four surnames, but then limit
the expansion.  I don't know exactly how the pruning is done when
it gets longer.
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