In Germany, the elected members of the Bundestag have looked into the possibility offered to parents of giving a double surname to their children. But Green MPs would like to push this name reform further. More than the juxtaposition of the two surnames separated by a hyphen, they want Germans to be able to merge surnames, reports TF1 Info this Thursday.
The Schneider-Müller couple becomes Mr. and Mrs. Schnüller
The spokesperson for the environmental group in the German Parliament responsible for legal policy, Helge Limburg, detailed this proposal at Welt this Tuesday. “I find that a fusion of surnames, instead of double hyphenated names, would be a refreshing innovation and therefore very charming.” With such a law, Madame Noël and Monsieur Gendrot would, for example, be able to call themselves Madame and Monsieur Nodrot, or even Gendrël, instead of Noël-Gendrot.
In Germany, the Schneider-Müller couple could adopt the name of Schnüller, details The mirror. The measure that is talking across the Rhine already exists in Great Britain and even has its name: “meshing”. In France, however, this “mesh” is not possible. Since July 1, 2022, adult French citizens can however change their surname with a single request to the town hall and the completion of a form.