Yes, official documents have my given names MissA.
Years ago there was panic following surgery I'd undergone because they were using my given first name to talk to me and bring me round but I must have been ignoring them as I slumbered because I'm never called it.
I did say that they'd have to use the name I'm used too, but they must have forgotten and apparently there was a bit of a panic until someone must have remembered.
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Legal, pensions and money
Many (most?) men go through life with the surname that is on their birth certificate.
Some change their surname, for various reasons.
Many (most?) women who marry change their surname upon marriage.
Upon divorce, some women revert to their birth surname.
I suppose there could be situations where a widowed woman remarries then divorces and goes back to her former married name.
Starting a new job, starting to receive occupational pension, are two examples where a person needs to produce a birth certificate (I used a certify copy, no way was I risking using the original document, just in case 
)
For me, male, it was straightforward, but what happens when, say, a woman starts a job while unmarried, later marries, then years later claims her occupatinal pension?
Is it straightforward, basically because in our culture a woman often (usually?) changes her surname upon marriage, so the system is designed to recognise that as "how it is" or is it a lot of hassle?
What if a woman is employed then marries and changes her surname generally, but continues to use her birth surname at work?
And so on?
Please discuss.
It does make you wonder why you were given that name, really.
I've only really heard of that with males.
"Big john"
"Little John" type names. (Or John Boy)
We were, or at least stardreamer was, before we began meandering. 
MissAdventure
When my grandson was born, his other nan was keen to sort out who would be called what, smiles.
She told my daughter that in her family they had big nanny and little nanny.
My daughter told her she may as well give up on that idea, because I would never agree to being big nanny!
MissAdventure
We were, or at least stardreamer was, before we began meandering.
You may meander as does the river Main in Germany, which reminds me that as I get over the heatwave I need to get back to the virtual cruise.
LINK > Virtual cruise from Mainz along the river Main
Smileless2012
Oh that's really strange MissA. We did call our GM's little gran and big gran. Mum's mum was physically shorter and more petite so she was little gran.
Yes apologies StarDreamer for meandering.
Me and other nan are the same height, but guess which one is much fatter?
Everybody, please meander, that's fine, and indeed interesting.
Oh that's too easy MissA, must be other one.
I shall be over to the cruise thread shortly, stardreamer
Aw thanks StarDreamer.
Smileless2012
Oh that's too easy MissA, must be other one
(Cough cough!)
Yes, that's right. 
Oh yes, so he has .
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