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  • "Niklaus von Steiger is insisting that his Austrian fiancee, Christel Troll, should be able to adopt the “von” from his surname when they marry, so that she can be recognised as Christel Troll-von Steiger"

    That's a surname I'd be keen to drop altogether.

  • Oh, I don't know, 'Sumo Troll' does have a certain ring to it. :)

    "Troll-Steiger" sounds a little like "Schweinsteiger", i.e. it could be misinterpreted as 'troll-climber' or 'troll-mounter'. Not that anyone would, of course, least of all wilfully.

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