| Title: | A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy) |
| Notice: | BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy... |
| Moderator: | OASS::BURDEN_D |
| Created: | Tue Feb 13 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 30 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 996 |
| Total number of notes: | 7139 |
In reading the previous two notes, it seems that European countries
(especially France and Spain?) have laws describing what names may and
may not be, as well as the number of names required.
I would be interested in hearing about the why's and wherefore's
of other countries laws regarding the selection of names.
As far as I know, there are no laws in the US regulating what a
human's name may be. I've heard of a few cases where extreme
individuals have tried to change there name to their social security
number, or God, or some such thing and been prevented from doing
so by the judicial system, but it can be almost anything.
Can you imagine selecting you name from a US government approved list?
(Baby name books don't count).
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| 59.1 | Spanish laws. | 52379::FELIX | F�lix Ballesteros Rivas. | Fri Nov 14 1986 08:39 | 16 |
Yes: We have been laws in order to restrict names.
In the past (before 1975) here in spain was impossible to take
names not included in the Catholic names list!! (Xxxx not possible
because don't exist Saint Xxxx...)
At present, the law just restrict names as 'Stupid' or
'What_do_you_say', etc., but is absolutely flexible.
A possible problem: If you like to use a foreing name (raelly
foreing: Russian, Japanish...) the register office employee CAN
ask a certified paper witch explain 'that is a correct name in
russia...' AND this paper may be a problem (How can i explain it
to the russian ambassador?)
Regards.
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| 59.2 | In France, no Prunes allowed | STOREM::MARGOLIS | Mon Mar 27 1989 16:00 | 11 | |
I read of a case in France where parents of a baby girl
were forbidden from using the name they had selected by the
local town, who has the right to refuse names they think unkind
to the child. The girl's name was to be Prune. Don't remember
what the town selected...
Choosing a name from a list sounds too restrictive, but having
gone to school with the victims of parent's humor (Elvis Prescott?),
and knowing how children are influenced by their names, the review
board could assign the name to the parents to try out for awhile...
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