HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Sea monsters may exist only in the imagination, but a Massachusetts couple wants to make them part of their names. 
 
 The Republican newspaper of Springfield reports (http://bit.ly/1kkYaao ) that the couple, Melanie Ann Convery and Neal James Coughlin of Holyoke, are petitioning Massachusetts to allow them to make both of their middle names "Seamonster." 
 
 The couple has made the request in a legal notice published in a local newspaper as required by state law. A hearing on the request is scheduled for Wednesday in Hampden Probate and Family Court. 
 
 The couple gave no indication why they wanted the legendary creatures to be included in their names. 
 
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 Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, http://www.masslive.com/news/ 

 HOLYOKE - While tales of sea monsters have been part of folklore for centuries, a Holyoke couple intends to make sea-dwelling creatures apart of their daily lives. The couple seeks to adopt 'Seamonster' as a middle name for both of them. 
 
 Melanie Ann Convery filed a petition with the Commonwealth requesting that she and her husband, Neal James Coughlin, be allowed to change their names to the following: Melanie Seamonster Convery and Neal James Seamonster Coughlin. 
 
 Why the change of name? Convery declined to say. "Despite our crazy/flashy new middle names, my husband and I are pretty private," Convery said on Twitter. 
 
 As is required by Massachusetts law, the couple's intended new name was published in a legal notice. 
 
 Convery joked about notice, which was published in The Holyoke Sun on Friday, July 18. 
 
 I thought posting our legal name change in the Holyoke Sun might mean no one would read it. Turns out grandmas like reading legal notices. — Melanie (@SeamonsterM) July 21, 2014 
 
 Their petition will be heard at the Hampden Probate and Family Court in Springfield on Wednesday. Any who object to the name change must file a written appearance with the court by 10 a.m. on Tuesday. 
 
 While objections are allowed, Massachusetts General Laws state, "The change of name of a person shall be granted unless such change is inconsistent with public interests." 

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– Today's the big day for Neal James Coughlin and wife Melanie Ann Convery: They find out in a Massachusetts court whether they can change their middle names to "Seamonster," reports the AP. They've published their intentions in a local newspaper, as per Massachusetts law, and as MassLive.com notes, there won't likely be any pushback: The law declares that "the change of name of a person shall be granted unless such change is inconsistent with public interests." But don't hold your breath for an explanation of the name change. Convery tweets that "despite our crazy/flashy new middle names, my husband and I are pretty private."