Poll
Question:
What is your opinion on hyphenated family names on Dwilight?
Option 1: I think they are unmedival and should not be allowed on Dwilight
votes: 3
Option 2: I think they are fine if the names are sensible
votes: 10
Option 3: The player should have a good RP family history explanation
votes: 1
There's 3 or 4 on Dwilight--take a look if you like.
Completely dependent on how it is used.
Why would the hyphen part alone make then unmedieval....?
If they are double-names, I think. I'm pretty sure that is a modern invention thanks to feminism (because it is so patriarchal-oppressive for the woman to lose her name upon marriage...)
I've looked a bit for the history of hyphenated names, and didn't find much yet. This, however, is too funny not to share even if it's not medieval:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_Sextus_Denys_Oswolf_Fraudatifilius_Tollemache-Tollemache_de_Orellana_Plantagenet_Tollemache-Tollemache
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen#Origin_and_history
So apparently the hyphen is unmedieval, although this says nothing about double names.
However, I wouldn't worry about it. The language of BM is english, not Ye Olde Englische.
Some of the uses of hyphens are for stuff like "De-Legro". Not sure if the hyphen was always there, though, but regardless, that should be fine by any standards.
Some Spanish cultures have a tradition of double surnames, and children take part of their surname from each parent. No idea how long the tradition has been around though.
I figure that since BM is gender-neutral, using modern naming standards is 100% fine.