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

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

Your userpic makes me laugh everytime I see it.

I honestly don't care about Denmark's name list because we're moving country anyway. I just found it to be an interesting topic to bring up--I'm intrigued by the reactions. :)

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really shouldn't talk. I'd like to name a girl Tatiana June (the two names don't "match") and a boy Rory (might even use the Irish spelling) Torbjørn (I know the sibling names don't match and everyone outside of Scandi-Land hates Torbjørn).

But UR Highness is too much for me...and if that kitten in your userpic is named UR Highness, I'm going to die laughing. :)

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

my hubby wants to name our son Halbjørn. we live in america so I told him it jsut wouldn't be fair cuz in translation it sounds like the child is born into hell.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

but saying a kid can "just change their name later" isn't really fair. I mean, think of the hassle you go through changing a name and changing EVERY document, acct, etc you have and then trying to CONVINCE people who've called you one name for years to call you another. It's not as easy as just changing a name.

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Eh, I've changed mine twice (once to change it and once because I got married)

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

You don't even have to legally change your name just always go by something different.