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===Customs=== | ===Customs=== | ||
In line with the practice in other Christian, European states, women generally assume their husband's surname after legal marriage, and this is passed on to any children the couple may bear. Some women opt to retain their old name, for professional/personal reasons, or combine their surname with that of their husband. | In line with the practice in other Christian, European states, women generally assume their husband's surname after legal marriage, and this is passed on to any children the couple may bear. Some women opt to retain their old name, for professional/personal reasons, or combine their surname with that of their husband. | ||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-jewish-surnames-from-maghreb-gibraltar-and-malta/oclc/967920782 '''A dictionary of Jewish surnames from Maghreb, Gibraltar, and Malta'''] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surnames_by_country#Malta '''"Surnames by country: Malta"'''], in Wikipedia, accessed 11 March 2021. | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surnames_by_country#Malta '''"Surnames by country: Malta"'''], in Wikipedia, accessed 11 March 2021. | ||
[[Category:Malta]][[Category:Personal Names]] | [[Category:Malta]][[Category:Personal Names]] | ||