Subject: Banned baby names from across the world
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Feb 24 16
These days, some parents are choosing unusual or creative names for their kids. However, there are some names (even simple common ones) that are banned in certain countries.
What are some of your country's banned baby names?
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Feb 24 16
These days, some parents are choosing unusual or creative names for their kids. However, there are some names (even simple common ones) that are banned in certain countries.
What are some of your country's banned baby names?
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ElusiveDream
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Two of the names I found on Australia's list of banned baby names are 'Bonghead' and 'Scrotum'. Please tell me what parent in their right mind would WANT to call their children 'Bonghead' and 'Scrotum' in the first place! Reply #1. Feb 24 16, 5:40 PM |
HairyBear 
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Very few names are banned in the US apart from obvious obscenities (see here: http://nation.time.com/2013/08/12/from-messiah-to-hitler-what-you-can-and-cannot-name-your-child/), but there is the case of the man who named his kids Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun and had them taken away from him: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nazi-baby-named-eva-braun-back-article-1.1561008 Personally, I object to his choice of heroes and choices of baby names, but unless he was abusing the kids, I think the state overstepped its authority, repeatedly. Reply #2. Feb 29 16, 3:10 PM |
Creedy
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In New Zealand, a man and woman who named their child "Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii" got into trouble with the authorities because the child was so embarrassed by it, teased at school etc. Her name has since been changed but it is unrevealed. I swear some parents are half-wits. Reply #3. Sep 04 16, 5:28 AM |
em1958
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I must say in my long career as a teacher I saw some weird names. However, a child called "JD" after a bottle of Jack Daniels Whisky was a memorable one. Reply #4. Sep 04 16, 6:01 AM |
Mommakat
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Maybe the child was the result of indulging in a bottle of Jack Daniels.....ROFL Reply #5. Sep 04 16, 6:13 AM |
jabb5076
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It's so true that teachers see about every crazy name someone can come up with---I remember a girl at my HS (not my student, though) whose parents named her Tequila! Like Meg said, she was probably conceived during a memorable tequila-fueled night! Reply #6. Sep 04 16, 6:19 AM |
13LuckyLady
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The parents should wear the names they give children. They wouldn't find them so 'gosh darned cute' I bet. Reply #7. Sep 04 16, 8:31 AM |
kaddarsgirl
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Not banned, but my mom once had a student named after a female body part. She went by Ginny for obvious reasons. Apparently her mother thought the name sounded pretty... I also saw recently that some 30-something children in the US have the name "Abcde". It's insanity. Reply #8. Nov 11 16, 7:50 AM |
| ElusiveDream
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Honestly, the names people try to give their kids! Apparently, there's a Danish couple who tried to name their child 'Anus'. There's also a couple from New Zealand who wanted to name their twins 'Fish' and 'Chips'. Reply #9. Mar 14 17, 5:13 AM |
| jabb5076
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Hahaha....that's awful! Was the boy fish and the girl chips?! Reply #10. Mar 14 17, 7:10 AM |
| ElusiveDream
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Not sure if the twins were boys or girls. Anyway, here's another one for you. In Iceland, all names starting with the letter 'C' are banned. Why? Icelandic citizens are only allowed to have names containing letters of their country's alphabet. 'C' is the only letter that's not in the Icelandic alphabet. Also, the name Hermione is banned in Mexico. Reply #11. Mar 14 17, 5:52 PM |
| ElusiveDream
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It turns out the letters 'Q' & 'W' aren't in the Icelandic alphabet either, so names containing these letters are also banned. Anyway, for a bit of entertainment, here's a list of banned baby names and the countries in which they're banned (yes, some parents actually tried to give their kids these names). Akuma, meaning "Devil" (banned in Japan). Circumcision (banned in Mexico). Facebook (banned in Mexico). Hilter (banned in New Zealand & Germany). Martian (banned in New Zealand & Malaysia). Panties (banned in New Zealand). Pieandsauce (banned in Australia). 4Real (banned in New Zealand). Sex Fruit (banned in New Zealand). Spinach (banned in New Zealand). Burger King (banned in Australia). Caesarean (banned in New Zealand). Chow Tow, meaning "Smelly Head" (banned in New Zealand & Malaysia). Ikea (banned in Sweden & Australia). Nutella (banned in France). Rogue (banned in New Zealand). Traffic (banned in Mexico). Anzac (banned in Australia). Gesher, meaning "Bridge" in Hebrew (banned in Norway). Elvis (banned in Sweden). Binyameen (banned in Saudi Arabia). Viking (banned in Portugal). Cyanide (banned in Wales). Fraise, meaning "Strawberry" (banned in France). Some countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Portugal require parents to choose names from a government-approved list. A Norwegian mother ended up in jail for a few days for refusing to pay a $420 fine for naming her son "Gesher". Reply #12. Mar 15 17, 2:56 AM |
| veronicavee
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Parents in Portugal may name the child with a name other than the Government list. It just involves a procedure to follow and may involve money for legal fees. Example: Susan is not acceptable but Susanna is. Most names finish with a or o. Reply #13. Mar 15 17, 12:46 PM |
| ElusiveDream
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As far as I'm aware, in those particular countries, if you want to give your child a name that's not on the list, you have to get permission from the Government. Also, if you live in Saudi Arabia, don't even think of naming your daughter "Linda", "Elaine", "Sandy", "Laura", "Alice" or "Lauren". All these names are banned. Reply #14. Mar 15 17, 4:59 PM |
| veronicavee
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Did you even bother to read my post? I have lived in Portugal for over twenty five years. I have family and friends who have children, born here. I am fully aware of the procedure that needs to be followed. Reply #15. Mar 15 17, 6:19 PM |
MiraJane
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It seems fun to laugh at another culture's ideas for what they consider proper doesn't it? No, I don't mean banning naming your child after a medical procedure or a body part. I'm referring to thinking it odd, strange, or laughable that one or more countries bans a name that is common in your country. Every country has its own cultural norms. If you don't like to be laughed at, don't laugh at another country's cultural norms. Reply #16. Mar 15 17, 7:46 PM |
| ElusiveDream
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Veronica, I understand you're aware of what procedure needs to be followed in your country with regards to baby names, but others may not be. Reply #17. Mar 15 17, 9:58 PM |
JonPunk
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Never heard of banned names before . I can understand something like Adolf not being popular due to historic reasons ......but how can you ban a name ? Reply #18. Apr 01 17, 12:27 PM |
| ElusiveDream
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In Saudi Arabia, certain names are banned because they're deemed to be either blasphemous, non-Arabic, non-Islamic or contradictory to Saudi Arabian culture. Reply #19. Apr 01 17, 6:00 PM |
| MiraJane
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Jon, it's very esy for a country to ban a name. A law is passed saying "these are the only acceptable names" or "these names are not acceptable". When a baby is born, the birth and name is registered. If the name is from the unacceptable list or not from the acceptable list then the birth isn't registered with the unacceptable name. The parents are told to pick an acceptable name. Reply #20. Apr 01 17, 8:26 PM |
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