“We wanted some kind of way to honour both of our last names,” said Karen Leslie, a mother of four from Toronto. The decision, she said, was organic, and their third and fourth kids followed suit alternating last names. “I never felt like it was weird for me in any way,” said Church, a student from Toronto. “My dad’s last name is one of my middle names,” Cavanagh, Olivia’s sister, added. “My full name is Alice Mary Church Cavanagh, with ‘Mary Church’ being my grandmother’s name.”While Cavanagh isn’t yet a parent, she said she’s thought about how she will approach naming her children.

Source: National Post August 29, 2016 14:03 UTC