▁to ▁declare ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁names ▁the ▁" family ▁name ". ▁A ▁combined ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁name , ▁but , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁possible ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁double ▁name ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁name ▁if ▁one ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁double ▁name , ▁and ▁the ▁partner ▁adopt s ▁that ▁name . ▁Double ▁names ▁then ▁must ▁be ▁hy phen ated . ▁All ▁family ▁members ▁must ▁use ▁that ▁double ▁name . ▁ ▁Greece ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁Greece ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁marriage ▁law ▁which ▁guaranteed ▁gender ▁equality ▁between ▁the ▁sp ouses , ▁women ▁in ▁Greece ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁birth ▁names ▁for ▁their ▁whole ▁life . ▁ ▁Italy ▁Sp ouses ▁keep ▁their ▁original ▁s urn ames . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Civil ▁Code ▁( article ▁ 1 4 3 ▁bis ), ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁mar ries ▁keeps ▁her ▁surname ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁adding ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁after ▁hers . ▁Non - Ital ian ▁citizens ▁getting ▁married ▁in ▁Italy ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁their ▁surname ▁changed ▁in ▁Italy . ▁However , ▁br ides ▁or ▁gro oms ▁can ▁request ▁their ▁surname ▁change ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country . ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁In ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁persons ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁or ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁registered ▁partners hip ▁will ▁remain ▁registered ▁under ▁their ▁birth ▁name . ▁They ▁are , ▁however , ▁permitted ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁partner ' s ▁last ▁name ▁for ▁social ▁purposes ▁or ▁join ▁both ▁names . ▁Upon ▁marriage