THE children will carry the surname of both parents. It is a historic decision that established by the Constitutional Court which has definitively abolished one of the longest-standing taboos of family law. Yet many stars had already moved in this direction before the historic ruling of the Constitutional Court. In Italy the Ferragnez have made school giving both surnames to their children. And even overseas, according to a recent poll, there was an increase in couples joining surnames by taking each other’s after the wedding. The result? A new surname (born from the union of the two different surnames) to eventually give to their children.
Surname, the Brooklyn Beckham case and Nicola Peltz
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz got married on April 9, 2022 (IPA)
After the wedding with Nicola Peltz, the Beckham’s eldest son immediately changed the name of his social profile to Brooklyn Peltz Beckham. The same taken from her. And that, in all likelihood, will be the surname of the couple’s children. This is just the most recent case of stars who have made this choice. The team of Preplyan online language course platform, has come up with a list of famous couples who have decided to combine their respective surnames.
Shawn Knowles-Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
After the wedding in 2010, Beyoncé (full name Beyoncé Giselle Knowles) and Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) took each other’s surname. Therefore, not only did the wife take her husband’s surname as per tradition, but the husband also took that of his wife. According to sources, this choice was made because Beyoncé has no siblings and therefore she wanted to keep her maiden name in the family. However, the couple’s children only have their father’s surname.
John Winston Ono-Lennon and Yoko Ono-Lennon
The union of surnames is not a modern trend. Back in the 1960s when John Lennon and Yoko Ono got married in Spain they made the same choice. The reason? “Yoko changed her name for me, I changed mine for her»Explained the Beatles singer.
Marco Perego-Saldana and Zoe Saldana-Perego
Also Marco Perego and Zoe Saldana made the same choice. After their marriage in 2013, both partners changed their names respectively, becoming Zoe Saldana Perego and Marco Perego Saldana. In an interview released InStyle, Zoe even admitted that she tried to persuade her partner not to change her name for fear that she might lose popularity, but Marco remained faithful to his love for his wife. So, new life new surname.
Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega
After the wedding in 2014, the two stars of children’s TV have taken an unconventional path. They didn’t join the two surnames (like the couples listed above) but them they literally merged, combining his surname (Pena) and hers (Vega) into a single new surname PenaVega.
Kim Kardashian West and her ex-husband’s last name
When Kim Kardashian married Kanye West in 2014 he revealed to fans that he had changed her name in Kim Kardashian West, by posting a new passport photo on Instagram. A decision made completely official even on the documents, therefore, even if the couple’s children have the father’s surname. Now that the two have decided to separate, Kim has reverted to her original surname. In this case, however, reciprocity was not followed by both partners: the wife took her husband’s surname but he did not take that of his wife. A similar case to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, to Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith, and to actress Rebecca Romijn Stamos, ex wife of John Stamos.
Double surname to children: the Jolie-Pitt case
As for the double surname given to the children, the case of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is perhaps the best known. Even after the separation, in fact, the couple’s children have both surnames. When Angelina married Brad Pitt in August 2014, the star actually changed her name to Angelina Jolie Pitt. And she revealed it publicly by signing it in an article written for the New York Times. After the end of the tale of the Brangelina, has returned to her surname.
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