Naming Laws

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

A recent post got me thinking: how do you guys feel about baby naming laws? Should a couple be free to call their child whatever they want, or are there some circumstances where the government should intervene? If so, what circumstances should those be?

For example, would you legally stop a couple naming their kid:

Adolf Stalin
Derek, if it was girl
Suzanna, if it was a boy
Bluebottle Wasp
Tia Maria
Heavenly Harani Tiger Lily Trixibelle
Shithead (pronounced she-thade, obviously :D)
Lindsay Lohana
Max, if their surname was Power
Nateuhleigh (pronounced Natalie)
Tori-Lou-Kate
Kaye (as opposed to Kay)

That’s as many made up examples as I can find of names that would contravene naming laws in other countries – are they right?

What do you reckon to the German law that makes you chose names from a pre-approved list?

What would your criteria be?

Comments

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

In a joking sense, I've always thought there should be laws about things like names and haircuts and how much make-up you're allowed to wear and stuff that people just sabotage themselves and their children with.

In seriousness, though, I had oppression of the freedom of speech and expression, and it irritates me that there are laws about how you can name your baby. But on the other hand, I'm glad 4real's parents didn't get their way (if you remember that story), even though what they chose instead was not really better. I just wish people had enough common sense that no one even had to think up making laws about how to name your babies.