N.D. Cent. Code § 14-03-20.2
14-03-20.2. Middle name options
14-03-20.2. Middle name options
1.
One party or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle name by which
that individual wishes to be known after the solemnization of the marriage by entering
the new middle name in the space provided on the marriage license application. If an
individual elects to change that individual's middle name, the middle name entry on the
marriage license application or marriage license must consist of:
a.
The premarriage surname or former surname of that individual;
b.
The premarriage middle name and the premarriage surname or former surname
of that individual; or
c.
A hyphenated combination of the premarriage middle name and the premarriage
surname or former surname of that individual.
2.
Compliance with the middle name provisions of this section is sufficient to meet the
satisfactory evidence requirements of section 39-06-07.1.