Comment on Should naming your children stupid names be illegal?

RegalPotoo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Plenty of countries have this. Examples of forbidden names are “Hitler”, “Asshole”, “<Insert demeaning word here>”, and “Quisling” (name of a Nazi collaborator, commonly used as a synonym for “traitor” in daily speech).

  The point is that “stupid” is defined as a name that is objectively likely to severely negatively impact the child. It’s not based on “I think X sounds stupid” but on whether “X” carries significant cultural baggage like being the name of a famous Nazi, a slur of some kind, etc.

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  • Object@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    Least deranged QA parent

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• TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Misspellings of popular names (Anna but spelled Aeigheynneah) and things that are judged to be too othering.

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Aeigheynneah

    how is that even close to pronounced the same as Anna? most half the word would have to be silent.

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    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      look up spelling systems of Gaelic languages (e.g. Irish, Scottish Gaelic), that is not too far off

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      • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        For example Caoimhe, pronounced Keeva.

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  • blarghly@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Judged by whom?

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