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]

Hello. :)

Thank you for illustrating my point. I think some people don't read it all the way through. I did mention your religion and ethnicity is taken into account. They are trying to prevent things like CrapHead or LaPimp or something. Their natural response is: "I can raise my child any way I want to!" No, you can't. You cannot beat your child, for example. Naming guidelines are an extentsion of child welfare rules and laws. Naming a kid a swear word is child abuse.