Now that Jaymz, Daniel, and I have begun the legal name change process, our future name is a matter of public record (that is, if you know where to look!). But you don't have to know because I'm going to show you anyway:
Our new last name is Rhime (pronounced like "rhyme").
I like that the name retains one sound from each previous name (the "rye" from Reiswig and the "em" sound from Temple) while having a different sound. It has two letters from each original name and one (bonus!) letter, the "h" for "hugs" and "happy" and "harmony." ...Or something.
We have a hearing date in several weeks which will finalize it legally for all three of us, and then we plan to have some sort of celebration. We're going to send out an announcement to family and friends, too, so if you fall into that category and you're reading this and you think I might not have your current address, please send me an email!
Anyway, there it is.
(You might be interested to check out Jaymz's post about this, too.)
What a great last name! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteLove it :) Congratulations :)
ReplyDeleteHow very cool! Do you think any of your family will be hurt (that you chose to change it)?
ReplyDeleteJorje, if I didn't know you, I'd think you were trying to start something! ;)
Delete(Of course) Jaymz and I have talked about it with our families of origin, and they've known about it longer than it's been "public" news. We've gotten mixed reactions, and have had very meaningful conversations with some family members (and there are others who aren't ready to talk about it).
This choice was not made lightly or without (years of) consideration and deliberation. My sincere hope is that with time and mutual understanding, any hurt that my be felt now will be overpowered by joy and celebration for this way we've chosen to blend our names.
What a beautiful-sounding and meaningful name! Love the multi-layered symbolism.
ReplyDeleteThis is the neatest thing!!! I'd love to simply change the spelling of our last name, but alas... I have a mother-in-law :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a great name, Amy Rhime. I'm happy for you all, and I hope you love your name forever.
ReplyDeleteIt's perfect! But you knew that ;)
ReplyDeleteVery nice. It's a lovely name
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blend!
ReplyDeleteI've been wondering what name you ended up settling on! I love it, it reminds me of music:)
ReplyDeleteThis is so totally cool!! Something I may have fantasized about but then forgot...
ReplyDeleteNot surprising coming from the creator of "Anktangle." I LOVE your new name.
Thank you all so much for your kind words and congratulations! It means a lot to me.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new name! I love that you both immediately knew it was THE name.
ReplyDeleteAre you in Portland as in Oregon? That's where I am, and I think our sons are around the same age. (Sebastian will be two next month.) :)
Thank you! Yes, we're in Portland, OR...loving the sunny Fall weather. =) Daniel was two in May, so they're about the same age. Thanks for commenting!
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