Inevitable_
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Name changing - It can be done whenever a female joins a male in what Humans would call marriage. It is less common than it was in the early days of jZav'Etch culture, but they still recognize it as legal and perfectly acceptable and honorable. The tradition comes from the same sort of tradition Humans have about brides taking the groom's last name. The female is joining the male's family and the change of the name signifies this. However, it was never a universal absolute. Not every female joining a male's family would have her name changed. It really depended on a lot of factors including the status of the male in the jZav'Etch social strata. You can also encounter the male who is a jerk getting married to a female who is very submissive and he changes her name just because he can. Such males are usually not respected by their peers, though.
I'm guessing the reason that Clot'ilda is so willing to accept a new name is because while Liam is not jZav'Etch, he is a male far above what her size/social strata would normally enable her to have, especially as a First.