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?

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[aymen.livejournal.com]

I did a paper on when Jewish families moved into Mexico in the 1920s, and they completely twisted the immigrant's first and last names around. One lady named Chaya became Rosario because Chaya resembled the nn Chayo. I'm hispanic and Chaya sounds so much more unique then Rosario. I think it's a bad idea to have the government decide what names are 'acceptable.' With names such as Moxie Crimefighter, I can kinda see why they're doing this though LOL