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

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

I think it's awful. I thought Denmark was supposed to be really liberal? This is stomping on freedom, imo. My favorite girls name is Rhiannon, would they let me use it?

Oh, is the list of approved names online???

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

Unless you plan on moving to Denmark or another country with this rule, I don't think you need to worry. :) But for curiosity--I'm not sure if it available.

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

*is*

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

left, for sure. leftism, in some extreme cases, gives the government enough control to do something like that.

if you're thinking liberal in terms of "classic democrat," well, then that freedom would be protected. but if you're thinking liberal in terms of european socialist monarchies, then the government can totally do something like that. the culture doesn't quite value that kind of freedom as much as US citizens are trained to, anyway.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

The last part of what you said caught my eye... " as US citizens are trained to..." keyword being trained. I would also add that they don't have as much democratic freedom as the US/Canada are led to believe they have.