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I can tell you how it worked in Sweden for a very, very long time. I do genealogy research so I know what I'm talking about ;).
Swedish women did not take their husbands' surname until the early 1900's. Before then they kept their maiden names. Example: Carl August Persson married Ingrid Olofsdotter. Ingrid Olofsdotter kept her full name and did not add her husband's. She was just Ingrid Olofsdotter from the day she was born until the day she died. In other words, when feminism was not present at all in the Swedish society, the practice of keeping your maiden name was.
So you're right.

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* Ellen * Astrid * Eira * August * Isidore * Emmanuel *
but she wants to be sure 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings