Taking the Czech Last name: Goc/Gocova

[Wendy-Henry 0]

My Czech fiancé’s name is Jindrich Goc. If I were Czech then my last name would be Gocova. Are there any American ladies out there that have taken the feminine version of the male's last name? I could be Wenona Goc or Wenona Gocova. Then when we have children the boys would have the last name of Goc and the girls would have the last name of Gocova. Any comments or thoughts out there? Thanks.

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

My Czech fiancé’s name is Jindrich Goc. If I were Czech then my last name would be Gocova. Are there any American ladies out there that have taken the feminine version of the male's last name? I could be Wenona Goc or Wenona Gocova. Then when we have children the boys would have the last name of Goc and the girls would have the last name of Gocova. Any comments or thoughts out there? Thanks.

i think Gocova sounds nicer with your name, thats just me though

i have never heard of this before, but its interesting...hopefully in about six months i will be susan miceli

[Mononoke28 134]

I also like Gocova better, it has a nicer ring to it. This reminds me of my friend who's from Iceland and her dad's name is Erling so her last name is Erlingsdottir (daughter of Erling), her bother's last name is Erlingsun (son of Erling). Pretty cool, huh?

Mine will be boring... Lopez. Diana Lopez, D.Lo if you will.

Diana

Edited August 21, 2007 by Mononoke28

[fskrc1 0]

My wife is from CZ and we had the same dilema. However, think about this...Where will you live? If you will both live in the US you can image how having a different last name then you husband will go over in any kind of paperwork, banking etc etc. My wife ended up taking my last name as is no "ova" at the end. When you go to the Czech Rep they will probably add it to the end sometimes for her but they understand and it won't be a big deal. Obviously my opinion is keep the same last name. Then again my credo is 'make life simple so, you can enjoy it more'

My Czech fiancé’s name is Jindrich Goc. If I were Czech then my last name would be Gocova. Are there any American ladies out there that have taken the feminine version of the male's last name? I could be Wenona Goc or Wenona Gocova. Then when we have children the boys would have the last name of Goc and the girls would have the last name of Gocova. Any comments or thoughts out there? Thanks.

[tobben15 0]

My husband is Slovak, but same situation with us. I kept his last name "Vanco" instead of "Vancova". I think it will be easier for you in the US if you keep his last name without the ova. It will probably cause some unneeded hassle if you add the ova.

I also have an another friend who kept off the ova as well.

But keep in mind it's your decision, and do what you want.

I did have to fill out an extra paper in the Czech Republic when we got married though that said I wanted to just be Vanco and not Vancova. But if you get married in the States it won't matter.

Hope this helps.

Jill

[ChristyAndMartin 0]

Hey Wendy, just wondering what decision you made about the last name? I'll be in the same situation soon and have been wondering what I will do