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puddingmouse wrote:
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/family-parenting/10-illegal-baby-names-blog-3-yahoo-lifestyles.html
What's the dumbest name you'eve ever come across? Mine would have to be Leyland (type of British car, it's really like calling your kid Skoda - not like calling them Mercedes or Porsche. Though a kid called Volkswagen would be funnier).
Would you give your child an 'unusual' name?
Also, the fact that Portugal has its own list of approved names is rather sad. That's going to the other extreme. I think there needs to be some intervention by the authorities, though not necessarily having a government department to deal with it (as in Germany). If it's an extremely stupid name it could be reported to the child protection services. I'm not sure what happens in the UK or in other countries not mentioned in that article.
What's the dumbest name you'eve ever come across? Mine would have to be Leyland (type of British car, it's really like calling your kid Skoda - not like calling them Mercedes or Porsche. Though a kid called Volkswagen would be funnier).
Would you give your child an 'unusual' name?
Also, the fact that Portugal has its own list of approved names is rather sad. That's going to the other extreme. I think there needs to be some intervention by the authorities, though not necessarily having a government department to deal with it (as in Germany). If it's an extremely stupid name it could be reported to the child protection services. I'm not sure what happens in the UK or in other countries not mentioned in that article.
In Denmark we have an approved list also. I don't see why that's sad. The American alternative looks far worse to me.
However, along the way new names can be added to that list.
We had a case some years ago where a mother wanted to name her son Christophpher. She won the case after 9 years.
Another thing is that there is fashion in names too. Thus some older names which never or hardly would be used in my generation, are used today, such as Amalie, Mathilde or Asta for girls, or Malthe, Laurids or Villads for boys.
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16 Jan 2011, 9:25 am
League_Girl wrote:
Dick Van Dyke.
The FCC edited version is called the "Beep Van Beep Show"
16 Jan 2011, 10:24 am
Psychopompos wrote:
In France, among baby names forbidden by law courts, there was :
- Saddam Hussein (given to babies born during the 1st Gulf War)
- Megane : I know it's an English or American name, but in France this was unknown until a car brand used it to name one of its models, and giving a commercial name to a kid isn't well perceived by French authorities
It's an old-fashioned French name.
- Saddam Hussein (given to babies born during the 1st Gulf War)
- Megane : I know it's an English or American name, but in France this was unknown until a car brand used it to name one of its models, and giving a commercial name to a kid isn't well perceived by French authorities
Ackman wrote:
Another name I have a problem with:
Claudette. It sounds like it's an old southern name.
Claudette. It sounds like it's an old southern name.
It's an old-fashioned French name.
Megan is a common name in the US and England. Megane can be an alternative spelling. If it's spelled that way, though, it pretty much is because of the car.I can imagine it would seem even more tasteless in France if your surname is Renault.
I knew Claudette was an old French name. I think, consequently it's a Louisiana Creole name. I imagine Claudette to be wilting on a verandah of one of those big 19th century houses, drinking a mint julep.
16 Jan 2011, 2:47 pm
puddingmouse wrote:
Megan is a common name in the US and England. Megane can be an alternative spelling. If it's spelled that way, though, it pretty much is because of the car.I can imagine it would seem even more tasteless in France if your surname is Renault.
The case is famous in France, because the parents are called "Renault". But they learned that the Renault firm will call "Mégane" its next model when the mother was pregnant and the name was already chosen !
