outlawing names

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

You know how in the Mexican state of Chihuahua it's illegal to use alternative spellings like Britni, color names like Azure, and the name Kevin......

what names would you outlaw?

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

misspelled names, definitely. things like jakekub (no, i'm not making that up), especially.

also, super trendy names like jayden and brayden and cayden. sigh.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Emily. That's it.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Aidan (every spelling) and everything that rhymes.
McKenzie as a first name (every spelling)
Every spelling of Michaela that is not Michaela
McKenna (every spelling)

I could go on and on...

[aaww-my-bees.livejournal.com]

lol I gotta look this up. Kevin?!

I pretty much second what the other posters have said. Add Kenna too. Also Stupid word names like Princess, Precious, Destiny, Gage...

[widgetchick.livejournal.com]

I work for Princess Cruises. We had an agent named Princess. That was her name. "Thank you for calling Princess, this is Princess." "No... really. What??"

Yeah. And she was this.. not so small.... girl. Who... wasn't straight. So it was just odd.

[clfrnahreicme.livejournal.com]

stupid ones. like apple & princess.
and the name paul.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I'd outlaw Jordan, Ryan and Andrea as girls' names!
Jordan b/c it's weird on a girl, and Ryan and Andrea b/c they have masculine references in their meanings ("little king" and "manly", respectively).

And of course all kr8tyvv spellings and anything that severely violates any phonetic rule, like Tiàamii, Cacee for Casey, and the likes.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Having been a girl Jordan for the past 27 years I think it's weird on a boy...

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

I've only known girl Andreas. My cousin being one.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

in english-speaking countries it is only for girls, but in Italy Andrea is a male name (feminine being Andreina, but it's old-fashioned and very rare).
Also, in Scandinavian countries Andreas is a male's name.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Ah. Thank you. I knew about Andreas, but not the other ones. I can see how that would be strange on a girl.

[namikala.livejournal.com]

Why is Kevin illegal?

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

lol i guess they hate k-fed? lol i dunno.

[http://users.livejournal.com/____tonightt/]

lol..

[searlait.livejournal.com]

Any name where they swap y's for i's and vis-versa.

I think there should be a ten year ban on the name Jennifer. I know enough Jennifers.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

I second that with Michael. There were sriously probably about a 100 at my high school.

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

they said they were preventing embarassing names and confusion.

[unbakedbrownie.livejournal.com]

Nicholas. Both of my brothers are Nicholas. Yes, they were named by the same biological parent. My stepfather is Nicholas. I have had several friends with the name or nickname of Nick (many of them girls).

Tyler, Lee.

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

Why Kevin? 0_o
Kreeativ spellings
Anything with apostrophes (De'..., D'..., La'..., L'..., etc)
Pretty, preppy girls names like Brittany, Paige, Piper, Madison etc.
Most celebrity baby names...
Names that match the kids surname (Donald McDonald, Micheal Micheals, Richard Richards etc...)

I could go on...but I wont

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

Hideous unwanted apostrophes. These will never look anything but hookerish and completely bogan.

Interesting link on bad baby names here

http://badbabynames.blogspot.com/2006/02/worst-bad-baby-names-of-2005.html

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Kevin? seriously?
But Scarlett is a legit name and also a colour.. is that banned too?
I'd outlaw the name Stacey. I HATE IT.

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

I guess Scarlett wouldn't be banned because it's an american word and not a spanish one.

i don't understand the kevin thng here.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

The name Kevin? LOL!

I'd outlaw the name Jordan for a boy.

[garnier-baby.livejournal.com]

thats crazy!
i wouldn't outlaw any names.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I agree. I don't think anyone should force naming preferences on anyone else. As much as having a 16 year old client named Sir annoys me...

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't outlaw any names because I don't thnk the government should interfere that much, uless it's something crude or outright offensive.

I do think there should be a filled quota, though. like, 2,000 babies get a name in a year, the 2001st tries to use it, they get a big TOO BAD. try again next time! but then everyone would be planning their pregnancies to end in january, so they could squeeze out another kaden or emma. except me because I doubt there are 2000 kids with any of the names I've picked...

[confusedanswers.livejournal.com]

I like our outlaw names better.. no curse words and not numbers.. other than that, back off gov't!

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Creative spellings in general
Surname names ending in -son for girls.
Juniours

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

Overall, I think it would really irritate me if the government told me what I could or could not name my child. However, the following things really irritate me:

stupid word names (Princess, Precious, etc.)

kry8yv names

unnecessary apostrophes or accent marks

Nevaeh

Names like Logan and Owen on girls.

[http://users.livejournal.com/____tonightt/]

Ditto to Nevaeh.. oh dear god do I hate that name

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

McKenna. It's the most disgusting name I've ever heard.

[babyeraserhead.livejournal.com]

Screw government control.
Especially on my own business such as naming my children.
If anyone tried to interfere with me as a parent I'd knock their smart-alecky teeth in.