Naming conventions Well as far as I know in Switzerland you have two options when you want to leave your maiden name along with husbands surname You can leave your maiden then husbands but without hyphen, or you can have first husbands then yours maiden, but then you have to have hyphen. Upon marriage they both become His-Hers She can use Hers His (no hyphen) UK Children could get His-Hers Portuguese: Mother Father US: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton. Spain: Father Mother Children get Father_First_Surname Mother_first_surname