"Girl" Wants To Use Her Real Name

Teen legally known only as 'Girl' battles to use her own name of Blaer, meaning "light breeze" in Icelandic can't due to some strange rules about names of which for the female sex numbers 1,853. The fact that her name wasn't on the offical list didn't bcome known until she was baptized.

Should she be able to use her given name?

Wut?...

I had no idea you could only use select names in certain countries... That's just downright silly (yes, I think she should be able to, as I can't quite comprehend this new concept which I've just discovered...).

WTF? an official names register? what the hell is going on here? you can't even keep a name of your own choice now?
ofcourse she should be allowed to use her name and i really hope she is able to cause this is just absurd

Girl is a beautiful name. "Work this out, Girl!" gurrrrrlllVictorious_Fize

HEY GURL!

She can always register a normal name and still have people call her whatever she wants.

you know what i do and what she should do? anyone who you dislike calling you something other then your name just don't listing... They catch on real quickk2theswiss

We could use that over here with some of the ridiculous names kids are getting these days. :P

Having a name that's not normal sucks; however, I'm not a supporter of these types of laws. Also don't names change and develop overtime? I mean, I bet "John" would have been a weird name way back then.

I do think people should be able to name their kids whatever they want within reason, but the idea of a certain amount of "legal" names isn't a new concept. I think Japan has something similar, but I might be misinformed on that one.

We could use that over here with some of the ridiculous names kids are getting these days. :P

Pirate700

I had no idea you could only use select names in certain countries...

Celldrax

There are countries where people give kids really awful names... And I mean awful, awful games, like International Conflict, Semen of the Gods, Eveready Battery, US Navy, HTTP and stuff like that. When things get out of control, authorities destroy teh libertarian dream and save those poor kids from a very, very difficult childhood.

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I had no idea you could only use select names in certain countries...

LordQuorthon

There are countries where people give kids really awful names... And I mean awful, awful games, like International Conflict, Semen of the Gods, Eveready Battery, US Navy, HTTP and stuff like that. When things get out of control, authorities destroy teh libertarian dream and save those poor kids from a very, very difficult childhood.

Blaer =/= Semen of the Gods.

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[QUOTE="Celldrax"]

I had no idea you could only use select names in certain countries...

Storm_Marine

There are countries where people give kids really awful names... And I mean awful, awful games, like International Conflict, Semen of the Gods, Eveready Battery, US Navy, HTTP and stuff like that. When things get out of control, authorities destroy teh libertarian dream and save those poor kids from a very, very difficult childhood.

Blaer =/= Semen of the Gods.

Futhermore she's old enough to be able to choose to use her birth name if she wants to.

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I had no idea you could only use select names in certain countries...

LordQuorthon

There are countries where people give kids really awful names... And I mean awful, awful games, like International Conflict, Semen of the Gods, Eveready Battery, US Navy, HTTP and stuff like that. When things get out of control, authorities destroy teh libertarian dream and save those poor kids from a very, very difficult childhood.

Names develop and change overtime. What was normal today wasn't normal back then, and what isn't normal could be normal in the future. What is normal in one country may not be normal in another country. However, those names are batsh*t dumb but why infringe on others who want to name their children? Where are the limitations, and how should we even enforce these types of laws? :? Arrest the poor suckers for child abuse for a friggen name?

Also, kids get bullied, regardless of their names and just because you have a weird names doesn't mean your life is condemned.

Also, names like "Wendy" and "Amanda" were weird names during their times until they became popular. Also "Abraham" and "Barack" were also weird and although they're still not popular, people like Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln have been successful.

Teen legally known only as 'Girl' battles to use her own name of Blaer, meaning "light breeze" in Icelandic can't due to some strange rules about names of which for the female sex numbers 1,853. The fact that her name wasn't on the offical list didn't bcome known until she was baptized.

Should she be able to use her given name?

WhiteKnight77

I say why not, there are worse names to have:

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Teen legally known only as 'Girl' battles to use her own name of Blaer, meaning "light breeze" in Icelandic can't due to some strange rules about names of which for the female sex numbers 1,853. The fact that her name wasn't on the offical list didn't bcome known until she was baptized.

Should she be able to use her given name?

PublicNuisance

I say why not, there are worse names to have:

Having a name that's not normal sucks; however, I'm not a supporter of these types of laws. Also don't names change and develop overtime? I mean, I bet "John" would have been a weird name way back then.

leviathan91

I wouldn't oppose it it the government prevented parents from naming their child Adolf Hitler or something like that. They have to grow up with the name, and ultimately, it can make employment difficultfor them.

If an 18 year old want to go through the process of legally changing his name, then I see no reason for the government to say anything. That person can live with the conequences, if they chose to change it. ]

I would personally like to name my daughter "Purity" when I have her.STAR_Admiral

[QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"]I would personally like to name my daughter "Purity" when I have her.cheese_game619

I call my girlfriend girl.

There should be a damn register.

I don't want to meet people named "Dickie" or "cl!toris"

lol her name is "Girl". That's just as bad as naming your dog "D O G".Jebus213

She should be able to use it, obviously. Anyway, I reckon Blaer is actually a pretty cool name.

She should just pick a name off the list and stick with it. There's gotta be something on there she likes.

Friends can still use her old name, but for official purposes, she can have take official name. But no. She has to be a unique snowflake about it it all.

When I first heard this story, it sounded like an arbitrary and unneccesary rule. Surely the last thing we need is more rules, especially for trivial matters. On reflection, I have no real problem with it.

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="MrPraline"]"due to some strange rules about names of which for the female sex numbers 1,853. " had to read that sentence 12 times.MrPraline

Did you at least read the article? Your interpretation is correct.

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Having a name that's not normal sucks; however, I'm not a supporter of these types of laws. Also don't names change and develop overtime? I mean, I bet "John" would have been a weird name way back then.

BuryMe

I wouldn't oppose it it the government prevented parents from naming their child Adolf Hitler or something like that. They have to grow up with the name, and ultimately, it can make employment difficultfor them.

If an 18 year old want to go through the process of legally changing his name, then I see no reason for the government to say anything. That person can live with the conequences, if they chose to change it. ]

That's very idealistic but not feasible. Again, what can the government do to the parents? Fine them? Arrest and charge them? Although an odd name could have an affect on children, nothing's worse than having your parents suddenly become criminals for a non-violent act. Such a label can have an affect on their careers and livelihood.

There's no doubt there are parents who name their children incredibly odd names such as "Trig" or even offensive names such as Hitler but these parents are a very small minority.

These types of laws are impractical and not even necessary.