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HelpRe: Naming laws
in reply to a message by Soul
But what if there is a really pretty name that you make up and everyone you meet agrees with you? Could you at least use it for a middle name?
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I'm not sure. The laws aren't that strickt. I've heard of a number of people with more or less made-up names, too, so it's up to the officials to decide which names are too out there an which aren't. The point is to prevent parents' from giving their children embarrasing and ridicilous names, and to avoid possible confusion regarding the names (eg. surnames can't be given as first names so that it will not be confusing to tell which one of the names is the FN - excluding first names which are also used as surnames, of course).
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The trouble is . . .
That if you give people the freedom to make up good names, you also give them the freedom to make up bad ones. Some countries aren't prepared to take the risk that parents will be sensible - for good reason! There are some words that should not be names.
While we don't have actual laws, the Births, Deaths and Marriages section of Western Australia's Justice department is allowed to veto names it doesn't see as suitable. So there is a safety net here too.
That if you give people the freedom to make up good names, you also give them the freedom to make up bad ones. Some countries aren't prepared to take the risk that parents will be sensible - for good reason! There are some words that should not be names.
While we don't have actual laws, the Births, Deaths and Marriages section of Western Australia's Justice department is allowed to veto names it doesn't see as suitable. So there is a safety net here too.
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