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Hello, and welcome to Six Minute English.
I'm Dan, and joining me today is Neil Heineel.
Hi there, Dan.
You're a married man, Neil.
When you were wed, did your wife change her family name?
Yes, she did.
Was that her choice?
Oh, yes, yes, she didn't like her old name.
So for her, it was a win-win.
How about you?
Well, my wife wanted to keep her surname,
but was forced to adopt mine because that was the law where we got married.
Would you have thought about taking her name?
That's what we're talking about in this Six Minute English.
A husband taking a wife's name after marriage.
Or that, six related words and our quiz question.
OK, let's have the question.
In which country has it been forbidden since 1789 for a citizen to change their name legally even after marriage?