Baby girl last name??

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I'm not married to my significant other but I was going to give her her fathers last name. My sister said its unusual for a girl to have her fathers last name if the parents aren't married. The boys get the fathers last name so they can carry it on. Does anyone else feel that way? She said people would question her being my nieces mom because their last names were different

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I'm not married but both of my daughters have their fathers last name. We've been together 12 years we just haven't gotten married. I think regardless of the gender they should have their fathers last name unless he isn't in the picture.

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It depends on the nature of the relationship. If you are living apart and his involvement is sketchy, then give baby your last name. If you are living together and planing your lives together, I'd do it. It depends on the relationship. Whether the baby is boy or girl doesn't impact my decision

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I don't know where she got the boy/girl distinction. Most unmarried women seem to give the kid the dad's last name regardless of gender unless he is uninvolved

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I always thought if you were unmarried the baby regardless of gender took the mothers name.

I gave my son my name and now that me and his dad are married. It's going to cost us $200+ in paperwork and we'll have to go before a judge to change his name to his fathers now. So if marriage to Dad is in your future save yourself the headache and just name them after Dad from the get go.

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Id give my child my SO's last name. I feel like it's right since it's his kid and I have no reason to keep mine. Even if me and SO didn't get married I wouldn't care since it's still his kid lol

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This is one of those things where it's totally up to you .. I had my mom's last name until my parents were married, but I will not be doing the same .. I feel like whether or not we're married she is still his & will have his last name .. & when we get married in a couple years my name will be the only one changing .. Ppl have there on views on this topic but it's really up to the mother

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I'm married but I have a different last name than my husband. His last name is hyphenated, with his birth dads last name and his stepdads last name, who adopted him. I only took his stepdads last name. Our children will have the one last name only, mainly because he wants to drop the other name entirely. It's totally up to you which name you want to give her. And besides, if you marry him and change your last name to his, but she still has your maiden name, you'll probably have to go through a whole other process to change it to his name. Good luck mama!

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As long as he is in the picture and taking care of his duty as a father, he ha earned the right to give that child his last name (in my personal opinion)

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If dad doesn't care you could give either last name. Why not give the baby your's?!? You are just as important!!!!

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I'm giving my little girl my so's last name were not married, in some states that's the only way they have rights to the child

Baby girl last name??

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