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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

UNCOVERED: Germany to relax rules around giving double barrelled names to children - The Untold Story

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Germany is set to reform its laws around naming children, and may allow parents to give their offspring double-barrelled surnames, it has been reported.

Lawmakers criticised the current naming rules as “too restrictive” as it only allows parents to pass a single “family surname” to their children, which is usually the father’s surname.

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