Question

Why do some people hyphenate proper nouns, like their last names or their ethnic background?

Answer 1

Explanation:

A compound modifier is made up of two words that work together to function like one adjective. ... Generally, you need the hyphen only if the two words are functioning together as an adjective before the noun they're describing. If the noun comes first, leave the hyphen out.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

Well, I can think of a few reasons why someone would have a hyphenated name…

First, would be when someone gets married, usually the bride, and chooses to keep their maiden surname along with their married name (which is what I did).

I personally choose to hyphenate, because I had already accomplished a lot, and created alot of work professionally, under my maiden name and didn't want that work to be disconnected from my married name; so I found it much easier to simply hyphenate.

Second, would be when a child inherits their parents surname which is already hyphenated.

OR

When the parents specifically chooses to hyphenate the child’s name by including both parents surname. One famous example of this is the actress Jamie Lee Curtis, her mother's name is Janet Leigh and her father's name is Tony Curtis, thus, they combined both their surnames when they named her.