Going out with someone with the same surname and/or parents name as you?

effluent

Would it put you off dating someone who had the same surname as you and/or had the same name as one of you parents. Assuming that you two are no way related, would it bother you?

RichieC

it be strange but I dont think it would be banjo music strange.

phasers

I actively search for people with the same name as mine to date, I find it's a good conversation starter.

Seachmall

As long as we're clear that when we get married she's taking my surname, not the other way around!

orourkeda

Once its not a family member It wouldn't bother me

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

My parents both had the same surname before marriage.

'Ha ha your parents are cousins.' Now, I've got the obvious joke out of the way.

orourkeda

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

My parents both had the same surname before marriage.

'Ha ha your parents are cousins.' Now, I've got the obvious joke out of the way.

Your ma's your oul one.

RichieC

there was 4 families with my surname where I grew up.. not a fking looker among them.

Asphyxia

My friends parents had the same surname but they pronounced it differently :rolleyes:

ball

I've a common enough name, so it's happened to me before.

Awkward isn't the word

later12

There are about 25 people in the world with the exact same surname as me, so if I am dating someone with my surname, we are related.

And if they were not hot, that would be wrong.

seanybiker

Not a chance. All the rest of the mc donaghs in Ireland are ...... Well they're cream crackers

Micky Dolenz

A mate of mine married a guy with the same surname as herself and the same christen name as her brother.

eyescreamcone

I like when Brendan marries Brenda
Paul marries Paula
That's a lot funnier to me :-)

candy-gal1

Surname fine tbh, but same name as your mam or dad im really not loving that tbh , it would be just very wierd tbh, all im saying :eek:

Doyler92

Same name as your parents is grand.

Same age as your parents is a different story.

EverEvolving

ball wrote: »

I've a common enough name, so it's happened to me before.

Awkward isn't the word

Balls are everywhere!

-avey-

It's happened me before, same surname. Didn't really bother me too much, but then it wasn't anything serious. Maybe subconsciously I couldn't cope with the idea of not changing my name if I got married

Karona

It would be unusual to find someone with my surname that wasnt related to me... My surname is quite unusual like me

im invisible

eyescreamcone wrote: »

I like when Brendan marries Brenda
Paul marries Paula
That's a lot funnier to me :-)

i know a Francis and Frances that got married

Kevin Duffy

I never bother asking her surname. I want to get it on, not write to her.

How so Joe

My sister's boyfriend has the same name as our brother. It gets rather confusing.
Same surname wouldn't bother me.
Personally, though, I'm still waiting for the day I find a gay couple who have the same name!! Now that would be entertaining. =D

Where To

I used to go out with a girl called 'Mum'

Didn't bother me at all

effluent

I don't think the same surname would be much of an issue.

But if they had the same name as one of your parents it would be a bit weird, especially when...well ya know...:o

smiley girl

I am with a guy with the same surname as me, it doesn't bother me at all. We are together 8 years now.

I know a couple with the same first names, Carl & Carol.

The Orb

Wouldn't give a sh1te!
My mother had a schoolfriend whose Christian name was Joyce who married a man whose surname was Joyce, now that would be weird.

afatbollix

I'm a anthony and I'm nailing a girl with anthony as her second name.. In work they all call her anthony so its weird when someone calls anthony..

Cant wait till I marry her and hope she takes my name while keeping her own so it would be mrs anthony-kelly she would be mine!!!

unbeat

this must have happened many times with the amount of 'Smiths' in the world. In India every second person is called 'chopra' in china every second person is a wang or a dong. so no it shouldnt put you off if theyve got the same name. but if her name is wang or dong just do a full visual check.

unbeat

afatbollix wrote: »

I'm a anthony and I'm nailing a girl with anthony as her second name.. In work they all call her anthony so its weird when someone calls anthony..

Cant wait till I marry her and hope she takes my name while keeping her own so it would be mrs anthony-kelly she would be mine!!!

wait... ..so her surname is anthony. but yours is kelly. so she would be ?-kelly when married. but after marriage she would be mrs anthony kelly, but that would mean her full name now is anthony anthony.

The Big Red Button

My mother's parents had the same surname, and my aunt (their daughter) married a guy with the same surname too! :eek: All unrelated, as far as I know ...

im invisible wrote: »

i know a Francis and Frances that got married

I know a married couple called Jackie (the husband) and Frankie (the wife) - when they're introduced as a couple, no one knows which is which!

Toby Take a Bow

Dating someone with the first name of one of your parents would be a little weird, but seeing as I normally call my parents dad or mum, it wouldn't be a huge problem. Now dating a girl with the same name as my sister: I'm not sure if I could stomach that. Too weird.

galwayrush

Very common around Tuam.:D

Skerries

i dated my sister who had the same surname but it was alright as we had different fathers

unbeat

Skerries wrote: »

i dated my sister who had the same surname but it was alright as we had different fathers

:eek: sorry? for real?

shinikins

RichieC wrote: »

there was 4 families with my surname where I grew up.. not a fking looker among them.

You've just outed yourself as an ugmo.

unbeat wrote: »

wait... ..so her surname is anthony. but yours is kelly. so she would be ?-kelly when married. but after marriage she would be mrs anthony kelly, but that would mean her full name now is anthony anthony.

No, you have it wrong. Say the girlfriends name is Sarah Anthony, his name is Anthony Kelly-if they get married and she goes double barreled she'll be Sarah Anthony-Kelly, or Mrs Anthony-Kelly.

brimal

im invisible wrote: »

i know a Francis and Frances that got married

A guy I know, his grandparent's first names are Dick and Fanny.

I shit you not.

Contessa Raven

My boyfriend has the same first name as my dad. Freud would have a field day!

I don't think it's that weird though. I always forget they have the same name because I just call my dad "Dad"! It is funny though when my boyfriend shows up at my house. There's always an exchange of:

"Hello Bob."
"Alright Bob?" *

*They aren't called Bob.

Micky Dolenz

Contessa Raven wrote: »

My boyfriend has the same first name as my dad. Freud would have a field day!

I don't think it's that weird though. I always forget they have the same name because I just call my dad "Dad"! It is funny though when my boyfriend shows up at my house. There's always an exchange of:

"Hello Bob."
"Alright Bob?" *

*They aren't called Bob.

ewww

Now you know what your mother sounds like when she is having sex.

Ohh Bob :P

afatbollix

shinikins wrote: »

You've just outed yourself as an ugmo.



No, you have it wrong. Say the girlfriends name is Sarah Anthony, his name is Anthony Kelly-if they get married and she goes double barreled she'll be Sarah Anthony-Kelly, or Mrs Anthony-Kelly.

Yup spot on


It took me ages to work it out...

Wolfe Tone

If a chick has the same surname as me she has to be related, quite a rare name I have.

emeraldstar

im invisible wrote: »

i know a Francis and Frances that got married

I know a Gerry and a Geri.

Any my flatmate's name is Ellie, while her boyfriend is Ally.

Skerries

unbeat wrote: »

:eek: sorry? for real?

what do you think?

Dun

I know a girl whose sister had the same first name as her husband's surname - slightly different spelling, but same pronunciation. Think along the lines of Kelley Smith marrying Brian Kelly (substitute names). She did the double-barrel thing which looks weird to me.. something like Kelley Smith-Kelly.

How so Joe

emeraldstar wrote: »

I know a Gerry and a Geri.

Any my flatmate's name is Ellie, while her boyfriend is Ally.

I knew a couple who were Ali and Alex. Now try saying that when you're drunk!

tan11ie

My ex had the same surname as my mum who has quite a big family.People often thought at parties that my aunts, uncles, and cousins were all related to him and not me......awkward at times ...especially getting the marriage certs done

By the way we checked....not related in any way lol.

barbarians

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

If a chick has the same surname as me she has to be related, quite a rare name I have.

What is your surname if you mind me asking.


(I know, I'm nosey :P)

Capt'n Midnight

phasers wrote: »

I actively search for people with the same name as mine to date, I find it's a good conversation starter.

you may have better look if you look for people with the same surname




then again it's happened on facebook

mikemac

If you're in Tipperary and your name is Ryan or Gleeson it's quite likely.
No problem at all, it's happened before and will happen again.
It's a large area and over 70,000 people


If you are an itinerant in Galway and your name is Ward or McDonagh, well smaller community so a better chance you're related

johnr1

Same story here as Wolfe Tone, If a girl has my surname, we're related - end of. I was chatting a severly hot english tourist in a fairly local bar a few years ago till she told me her surname, and then spent another hour figuring out how we were related

Superbus

AFAIK my surname stems from a mistake at some point, so anyone with it is a relatively close relation.

Griffen262

galwayrush wrote: »

Very common around Tuam.:D

Martin, is that you?!