Germans lose the name game

A married couple were legally banned from having a three-barrelled surname by Germany’s highest court today.

Germans lose the name game
Tue, 05 May, 2009 - 14:12

A married couple were legally banned from having a three-barrelled surname by Germany’s highest court today.

It ruled that a Ms Thalheim and a Mr Kunz-Hallstein cannot become Mr and Mrs Thalheim-Kunz-Hallstein because a 1993 law says people can have a maximum of only two last names.

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