Did you know Jay Z took his famous wife's name when they got married?
No, Beyoncé's last name isn't Z! But Jay's legal name for real changed to reflect his marriage!
And Hova isn't alone! A few other celebrity hubbies have adopted the trend as well! Including a few who may surprise you!
Jack White hasn't always been a WHITE Stripe. When he married former band mate Meg White he took her name. Before that he was John Gillis.
-Carlos Peña said forget the hyphen! He and wife Alexa Vega compromised on a shared surname of Penavega.
Jay Mohr married Nikki Coxin 2006, he took the name Jon Cox Mohr. So Jay is an initial. Like Will Smith in Men In Black
Yoko Ono may or may not have broken upThe Beatles, but she did brand her man. After marriage, he legally became John Ono Lennon.
Always the Renegade,Lorenzo Lamas bucked tradition and took wife Shawna Craig's name to become Lorenzo Lamas-Craig.
-Perez Hiilton.
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I have seen couples here marry and the man gets to take on his wifes name but i can never understand the logic behind that because a man is supposed to give a woman his name and not take hers!
Are you an african man reading this right now?would you for any reason whatsoever,either temporarily or forever agree to take your wife's name?
Zoe Saldana and her hubby did something similar. I don't like it...
ReplyDeleteInstead hold ya name, make I hold my own.
Yea...me too. Hold yours, I hold mine. It doesn't make sense to me.
DeleteMtcheew
DeleteWho cares!
Their pot of beans.
If u feel ur family name doesn't bring in good fortune, instead of deliverance, either do a change of name or adopt that of ur wife (some generational curses cld be hiding in one's family name)
DeleteYou even forgot to add that the Queen's husband also took on his wife's name - Winsor (or so)
Wetin happen lk dat.. that rough play naw.. we r africans
DeleteIt doesn't make sense to me. I feel its wrong. In MY opinion, I FEEL its wrong.
DeleteDosnt make any sence to me
ReplyDeleteLol sence ni.
DeleteWoman Wrappers.
35 and still ticking...
Just like your sence ...don't make any SENSE to Us!
DeleteExactly, no sense especially Beyoncé and jay z own
DeleteI swear!
DeleteAny man that takes my surname is a big fat wuss.
ReplyDeleteNo African man will try it o. Ko possible.
ReplyDeleteBeyonce is Mrs Carter...
DeleteI'l answer Mr Nnaji if Genevieve agrees to marry me...I love her dat much
Hian. ...In nigeria, the man's family will carry him to d river to wash his head. .that his wife has given him kobnomi to chop. ...doesn't make sense tho. ...
ReplyDeleteLol... So true
DeleteLmao... Abi... Dey wud say his wife must b a mermaid and has caged d dude to always do wateva she wishes
Delete#MBG In SDK's Blog # #
Hahahahaha you're so funny!
DeleteLol.
DeleteLmao!
DeleteAfter taking their names, they still misbehave. Ki onikaluku ma je oruko father re
ReplyDeleteIn Nigeria that can't happen,some men still dnt even like their wife with their name attached to their maiden name
ReplyDeleteGahhahahhahahahha Sara ooo
ReplyDeleteLol. Osun river things.
ReplyDeleteA Nigerian mam will never do, its awkward
ReplyDeleteRe u 4 real.Nt in Naija
ReplyDeleteI would rather take my husband's name for what reason will he want to take my maiden name. Every body will just keep their own name instead of him taking mine.
ReplyDeleteEven if you are dangote's daughter, e no concern our men!, I want my future hubby name joor, I love you J.A
ReplyDeleteHe can keep his name.. I won't take his either. We are Good!!
ReplyDeleteSo not possible in naija.nigeria men with their ego.
ReplyDeleteOh well , in Arabian Culture a woman can choose not to bear her husband's name ..as her father is still her guardian ..for instance, Maria Daughter of Zayed and wife of Mikail ...quite similar to certain African cultures ..
ReplyDeleteRed Hill
Stella ...there's over 50 countries in Africa..be specific "As a Nigerian man " which one be "as an African man " na una they make people think say Africa na Country
ReplyDeleteIn naija? E go tey!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is only an irresponsible foolish lazy man that will do that nonsense.
ReplyDeleteJay Z took Bey's last name? Seriously? I'm surprised.
ReplyDeleteThere's a tribe in Ghana were its made compulsory that the groom MUST take up the wife's surname.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I believe they are the Akans. They are matrilineal. So you are from yor mother's ethnic group.
DeleteHahahahahhahahaha no African man will take the wife's name. Else he family go say she don give am vegetable chop.
ReplyDeleteHave you been to all the countries in Africa??
DeleteNot possible in Africa.
ReplyDeleteHave you been to all the countries in Africa??
DeleteAbeg, I don't see anything wrong with it.If they don't mind why should we?
ReplyDeleteI won't let my man do that cos it proves nothing.. better still we both stick to our last names.
ReplyDeleteAfrica....Nigeria worse. No man will accept it
ReplyDeletePOM??? Don't be a copy cat
DeleteThat's my Bff's known name!
Get real gal!!
POM??? Don't be a copy cat
DeleteThat's my Bff's known name!
Get real gal!!
A Nigerian man will never take a woman's last name! The day he tries it, family members will conclude that his wife has "jazzed" him.
ReplyDelete4 now, I am stil bearing my fada's name.
ReplyDeleteI don't even want him to have my name. What's that!
ReplyDeleteAbeg it does not sound logical
ReplyDeleteLol, lots of Naija men will do dat if your name is worth billion of US dollars. Let's all be sincere.
ReplyDeleteBiko what is Jay Z legal name? Last time I checked there is no Knowles in Jay Z's name o.
ReplyDeleteWomen wrappers!
ReplyDeleteIf the woman's name is sexier than his by all means go ahead but I prefer they combine it n form something cool...next please..AL
ReplyDeleteJay z is real pussy man.lmao
ReplyDeleteIf na here,the man family go say na Egbelekorkormio things o
ReplyDeletePlease don't take my name
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound nice to me though
My name Ke? Ko possible. His fam r Def going to say I jazzed him.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a choice. I still bear my father's name after being married to my hubby. I can't even thing of changing it. No reason sha. Just that that's my identity. It doesn't matter. It goes both ways. It sounds weird for a man but it's still the same principle.
ReplyDeleteIt will never work in Nigeria
ReplyDeletewell.. if the girl is the only daughter of her billionaire parents and they wanna keep the family name alive.. its simple. i inherit all their wealth and billions and their beautiful daughter too
ReplyDeletefuck my fucking name and call me.. Enigmatic Suzanne Dangote
lolz
DeleteLol
DeleteHow did Jay Z take Beyonce's name when his surname has always been 'carther' and Beyonce calls herself 'Mrs Carther'?
ReplyDeleteCarther ko, catarrh ni...
DeleteNo be small catarrh na catapult!
DeleteMy darling
Its Carter!
Lwkmd!!
Pls bvs how can I reach aunty stella ...I dont know how to go about it ...tnx
ReplyDeleteAunty stellla oh...bawo ni
ReplyDeleteI thought obasanjo's daughter did same here in the UK with her British husband.
ReplyDeleteBut they answer to carter nau...nt knowles
ReplyDeleteABEG WHO CARES. African menn my yansh. Thats the kinda nonsense our men are proud of. Name. Surname. Dead ancestors name. Great great grandfathers name. Some of those names give glory to dead gods and spirits, blockingg destinies. Thats why africa is not progressing, cos in 21st century we are still holding on to dead cultures. Answer whatever name you want abeg, just live a purposeful life. Invent something, love your wives. Live a life with meaning. Who cares whatever name you answer. In the bible their last names were cities they come from. Jesus of Nazareth, Mary of Magdala, Matthew tax collector. Jesus even changed some peoples names cos their family names were hindering their destiny. Simon changed to Peter, Abram changed to Abraham, Jacob too.
ReplyDeleteSo better change your name if its better for you. If you are afraid of your dead ancestors being unhappy, i gat news for you. They don't matter, they are in the afterworld.
hmmm i just dey waka pass
ReplyDeletehttp://thejuixreviews.blogspot.com.ng Na just name joor, it doesn't make the man smaller in any way. Moreover, who started off the tradition of a woman taking on her husband's name? Cause I don't see that in the Bible. We Africans take everything to the extreme and male dominance seems to be the other of the day. We need to get past ourselves! That being said, i'll take on my husband's name not the other way round, but if he wants to honor me by taking mine, it has to be my first name, not my fathers name.
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