If a woman marries, she may choose to take her husband's surname. In this case, "Ó" is replaced by Bean Uí ("wife of descendant of") and "Mac" is replaced by Bean Mhic ("wife of the son of"). In both cases "bean" may be omitted, in which case the woman uses simply Uí or Mhic. Again, the second part of the surname is lenited (unless it begins with "C" or "G", in which case it is only lenited after "Uí"). Thus a woman marrying a man named Ó Dónaill may choose to be use "Bean Uí Dhónaill" (Mrs. O'Donnell in English) or "Uí Dhónaill" as her surname; a woman marrying a man named Mac Siúrtáin may choose to be use "Bean Mhic Siúrtáin" (Mrs. MacJordan in English) or "Mhic Siúrtáin" as her surname.