Alternatively, should children be allowed to change their names to one in a restricted list anytime before 18, then to anything after 18?
Alternatively, should children be allowed to change their names to one in a restricted list anytime before 18, then to anything after 18?
If you are going to propose a law, you need to define “stupid”
If you’re in a state with a conservative Registrar of Names, names that are too “ethnic” will be considered stupid.
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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Misspellings of popular names (Anna but spelled Aeigheynneah) and things that are judged to be too othering.
Judged by whom?
how is that even close to pronounced the same as Anna? most half the word would have to be silent.
look up spelling systems of Gaelic languages (e.g. Irish, Scottish Gaelic), that is not too far off
For example Caoimhe, pronounced Keeva.