New Post
Search
Help
ArchivesRe: How do Kings get thier last names?
in reply to a message by balletdivagirl
In the same way like the rest of us - from their fathers.
~ Ivayla,
skillfully disguised as a responsible adult
~ Ivayla,
skillfully disguised as a responsible adult
1
Replies
but...
Techincally it's not a last name, it's the dynasty. Winsor isn't Queen Elizabeth last name, it's the dynasty she belongs to. Technically they don't have surname. I remember some Scandinavian prince who wanted to do a MA in the US had some burocratic issues because of that.
Techincally it's not a last name, it's the dynasty. Winsor isn't Queen Elizabeth last name, it's the dynasty she belongs to. Technically they don't have surname. I remember some Scandinavian prince who wanted to do a MA in the US had some burocratic issues because of that.
1
Windsor..
..was not their actual name, the family changed it from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of the First World War (people didn't like Germans much!).
However, the surname of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was actually Wettin. The name Wettin comes from Wettin Castle, which the family named themselves after in around the year 1000.
..was not their actual name, the family changed it from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of the First World War (people didn't like Germans much!).
However, the surname of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was actually Wettin. The name Wettin comes from Wettin Castle, which the family named themselves after in around the year 1000.
1
But then, a lot of Indians would also have a problem doing an MA in the US for they don't have surnames either. It is only a part of India where surnames (hereditary, usually paternally inherited, over multiple generations, parts of the name) are used. Since caste is also hereditary, surnames are often (but not always) clear indcators of caste, and some people from regions where surnames are in vogue, have renounced their use.
I did not know US had a requirement to have a last name.
I did not know US had a requirement to have a last name.
1