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Upon entering a serious relationship (or perhaps even after a half-decent first date) it’s just oh-so-tempting to play the name game. C’mon, admit it, you’ve totally doodled a potential married name once or twice…

At some point, I came to realize my name lends itself to a few funnier options. My first and middle name is Amanda Rose, so I could be Amanda Rose Bush, or Amanda Rose Bud, and probably a few others. And indeed, it does get better: my first boyfriend’s last name was Hiscock. You read that correctly H-I-S-C-O-C-K.

No joke. My name literally could have been Amanda Rose Hiscock. Like a statement, “They were late because Amanda rose his cock”. Of course, back in high school this was the most hilarious thing EVER. When I told my mother she turned red as a beet and said, “That’s actually inappropriate.”

Years later, I had a serious boyfriend whose last name was Cox. I wish I was kidding, but I swear you can’t make this stuff up. So, my options had changed from Amanda Rose Hiscock to Amanda Rose Cox. It’s as if it had changed to past tense.

Now, if either of these relationships had worked out, I would have opted to drop the “Rose” and keep my maiden name as a middle name to salvage my dignity. However, they make for downright hilarious bar stories. Today, as a happily engaged woman, I am proud to report that Mr. Seashell has a perfectly appropriate last name. Phew!

Do you know of any funny last name mergers? Were any “actually inappropriate”? Do share!

(A friend of mine recently became “Anne Frank”)