CO - Seorin Kim, 44, and 2.5 month-old daughter found dead, professor husband Nicholas Myklebust arrested on suspicion of murder, Denver, 29 July 2024

[bombardier]

According to the Denver Post, the baby who died last week was named Lesley Kim, and she was 2 1/2 months old.
The previous baby who died was a boy named "Bear Myklebust, was just nine days old when he died on Oct. 4, 2021, after suffering skull fractures, according to prosecutors and the medical examiner’s office."

Regis University professor charged with murder in wife’s death; no charges filed in baby’s death

Nicholas Myklebust, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Seorin Kim, 44.

www.denverpost.com

Are these their official government-designated names? Interesting that first baby had fathers last name but recent baby had mothers last name....

 

[Shamrock1]

Are these their official government-designated names? Interesting that first baby had fathers last name but recent baby had mothers last name....

When the parents have different last names, there are alternatives to hyphenating the child’s name. One option is to alternate the last name for each child: first born gets one last name, second gets the other. Another option is to pair boys with the father’s name and girls with the mother’s (or even vice versa). I don’t know if any of this applies here, but I’ve seen all kinds of alternative naming conventions in academia. JMO.

 

[azure]

According to the Denver Post, the baby who died last week was named Lesley Kim, and she was 2 1/2 months old.
The previous baby who died was a boy named "Bear Myklebust, was just nine days old when he died on Oct. 4, 2021, after suffering skull fractures, according to prosecutors and the medical examiner’s office."

Regis University professor charged with murder in wife’s death; no charges filed in baby’s death

Nicholas Myklebust, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Seorin Kim, 44.

www.denverpost.com

Odd that apparently boys get dad's last name and girls get mom's.

 

[Observant-ADHD-ENFP-BSc]

Are these their official government-designated names? Interesting that first baby had fathers last name but recent baby had mothers last name....

That could be a gender thing. IIRC, some East Asian countries have a gender-determined last name.
ETA: Just saw you had said the same kind of thing, @azure