People have been left gobsmacked after a woman revealed she has the same first and last name after getting married.

The mum, whose forename is identical to her husband's surname, said she felt it was important they shared a name.

Now, she has a 'double name', as stunned commenters dubbed it when she shared her unusual moniker online.

Posting to TikTok as @baileygracebailey, the mum revealed how she came to be called Bailey Bailey.

Responding to another user's video about spouses with matching names, Bailey answered, "let me introduce myself to you," before holding up ID verifying her double name.

Bailey continued: "It's spelt exactly the same. You literally can't make this up. My first name is Bailey. My husband's last name is Bailey. So, in 2020 when we got married I became Bailey Bailey."

Her video quickly drew attention, amassing over 140,000 likes and thousands of responses from inquisitive commenters.

"I simply would not have changed my last name," one person claimed. Another questioned: "Why wouldn’t you just keep your maiden name?"

But others defended the choice, with one reply stating: "People saying they wouldn’t change it but it's so cute. A second pointed out: "That's actually so convenient because you can never fill out paperwork wrong. Last name first- doesn't matter."

Addressing viewers in a follow-up video, Bailey said it was important to her to adopt her husband's name.

"I know that's the traditional way to do things but that's always what I wanted to do," she explained. "Never would I have thought it would have been someone with the last name Bailey.

"It just so happened to be spelt exactly the same, so I took it. I thought this is cool. This is unique.

"You don't hear people with double names often. It's just ironic how it happened.

"I didn't want to hyphenate. I love my maiden last name, it's nothing against my parents. I was becoming one with my husband and I wanted us to have the same name. Our daughter has the same last name."

She added: "It's just what I wanted. Nobody pressured me into doing it. I'm not seeking attention. It's just the way things played out."

Source:
courtesy of MIRROR

by Amber O'Connor, Lifestyle Writer

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