Baby Name Rules...

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

I mentioned in my intro post that I currently live in Scandinavia. In Denmark there is an acceptable list of baby names. This means you are not allowed to name your child a name not on the list without approval (I believe this goes for odd spellings, too). The list has been relaxed somewhat because of immigration of non-Scandinavians into Denmark--but your best bet is to prove the name is significant to your religion or culture. So no Moon Units. Actually, my mother-in-law told me her parents were not allowed to name her sister Mia back around 1960.

Do you think this is a good idea so kids don't end up with cruel names?

Comments

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

It used to be I'd recoil at the thought of the government monitoring what people named their kids... but ever since Precious, Princess, Messiah, Talon, Cannon, Marquis, Essence, Sincere, Karma, Miracle, Armani and Chanel made the top 1000 in the US... yeah, I think I wouldn't mind a little government monitoring. Restrictions would have to be extremely loose. Family names would have to be 100% okay, even if they were doofy. I'd be fine if they just outlawed suggestive names. Sexana? Ryder? Asslyn? Check. And there should be a list of words that are not okay to name a kid, like they have in Japan. Seven? Um, no. Cutter? Nah. Maison? Mm, no.

Wishful thinking, though. Everyone would get all cranky about it here in the U.S., and someone would probably bribe someone to approve Messiah or Precious.

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

yeah thats how I feel.

eventhough the idea kind of doenst go along with my beliefs, if I see one more person naming their kid UR Hiness I am going to explode.

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

Did someone really name a child that?

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

yes, yes they did.

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

So what's his nickname--Hinie??? My faith in the human race declines everyday.....

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

it was a her and it was supposed to be lke "Your Highness" but they made it look cool. i dont know what they call her.. its sad though, very sad.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I'm sure many of us have seen the birth announcement (now removed) for Urhines Icy-8 Special K. Pronounced "your highness," too.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I partially agree because there are some truly horrible names, and I feel bad for those kids. But I think the big flaw is not everyone agrees on everything that is acceptable or not...for example, I have no problem with Ryder and Seven. I think calling "Ryder" suggestive is a bit more of a stretch than Sexana and Asslyn. Seven's not my style but I think it's cool.

If there were limits, I think they would have to be very very loose, but unfortunately that would lead to problems of interpretation. And culturally I don't think it's a good fit with America...people would start suing the government left and right for the right to name their kid whatever they wanted.

[2thirteen.livejournal.com]

I love the name Seven. Or Sleven.

[lilfaeriegirl.livejournal.com]

one of the guys in skinny puppy is named Ceven