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in reply to a message by Daividh
Good morning Daividh!
Yes, in Germany it's prohibited by law to name a child with a surname (like Schmidt, Müller, Wegner, Mayer etc.) or with other words that are no first names. There are a very few exceptions because in America there are tons of first names that originally were surnames but that are now fully accepted as first names, so this law is weakening a little bit.
Eberhard is a common German first name which is used as a surname as well. Originally it was just a first name. So that example is _the other way round_ again.
Regards, Satu
Yes, in Germany it's prohibited by law to name a child with a surname (like Schmidt, Müller, Wegner, Mayer etc.) or with other words that are no first names. There are a very few exceptions because in America there are tons of first names that originally were surnames but that are now fully accepted as first names, so this law is weakening a little bit.
Eberhard is a common German first name which is used as a surname as well. Originally it was just a first name. So that example is _the other way round_ again.
Regards, Satu
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