Baby name needs government approval?...Really?...Your serious?

[rlobrecht]

George Forman has five sons all named George, and one daughter named Georgetta.

 

[crushing]

Even so, this is hardly gang rape and murder is it?

I agree. Giving a baby an unauthorized name is not anything like gang rape and murder.

 

[granfire]

George Forman has five sons all named George, and one daughter named Georgetta.

I thought 7 or 8 sons named George...

 

[Dirty Dog]

I thought 7 or 8 sons named George...

After the first 5, they all sort of blurr together...

 

[rlobrecht]

I posted 5 from memory. A check of Wikipedia confirms 5, but who knows.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

[h=1]Icelandic girl wins right to use her given name[/h]

A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names. Reykjavik District Court ruled Thursday that the name "Blaer" can be used. It means "light breeze."
The decision overturns an earlier rejection by Icelandic authorities who declared it was not a proper feminine name. Until now, Blaer Bjarkardottir had been identified simply as "Girl" in communications with officials.

http://news.yahoo.com/icelandic-girl-wins-her-given-name-112518070.html

 

[celtic_crippler]

I don't know...

I mean people with names like Lemonjello and Orangejello give me a chuckle. Why take away the little things that make me happy? ROFL

 

[Big Don]

The girl's name tag at Taco Bell today, read "Yareli"
We asked how it is pronounced.
Yeah, Really
If I ever have another kid, I'm spelling its name loqwerg and pronouncing it "Bob"

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I got in trouble in high school. Kept putting my name as boB. English teacher gave me a hard time. I said 'I think I know my own name, you can stop taking points off for it now'. There was a parent-teacher conference scheduled.....

 

[Dirty Dog]

I had a patient recently with the name of Realady.
Pronounced "reality".
I'm starting to see why Iceland has their rules....

 

[Big Don]

I got in trouble in high school. Kept putting my name as boB. English teacher gave me a hard time. I said 'I think I know my own name, you can stop taking points off for it now'. There was a parent-teacher conference scheduled.....

I got thrown out of a class because I would not respond to the teacher when she called me Donald. My name is not, has never been Donald. My name is DON. I sat silently, she flipped, called the principal into the room. I won. Spent the rest of the year answering the phone that period for the secretary.

 

[celtic_crippler]

The girl's name tag at Taco Bell today, read "Yareli"
We asked how it is pronounced.
Yeah, Really
If I ever have another kid, I'm spelling its name loqwerg and pronouncing it "Bob"

I once had a waitress with a nametag that read "Vajinea"... seriously, you can't make something like that up.

I guess the real question is, should people suffer for the stupidity of their parents?

 

[Big Don]

Knew a girl named Regina, said her momma knew what she'd be good at...

 

[punisher73]

On the one hand I can see not letting the government interferring in something like this. On the other hand, I have seen very stupid parents damning their kids with dumb names.

Names I have personally come across working in LE...(yes, I have seen these with my own eyes personally, not heard it from someone else who knew someone type urban legend names)
Courvoisier (think alcoholic drink from SNL's "The Ladies Man" skit)
Daiquiri
Malaysia
Fantasy Luv
Drew Peacock
Dick (Richard) Lick
Peter Wacker
Gjohno (pronounced "john")

 

[ballen0351]

On the one hand I can see not letting the government interferring in something like this. On the other hand, I have seen very stupid parents damning their kids with dumb names.

Names I have personally come across working in LE...(yes, I have seen these with my own eyes personally, not heard it from someone else who knew someone type urban legend names)
Courvoisier (think alcoholic drink from SNL's "The Ladies Man" skit)
Daiquiri
Malaysia
Fantasy Luv
Drew Peacock
Dick (Richard) Lick
Peter Wacker
Gjohno (pronounced "john")

1 of my fav name Ive ever seen
Michael Michael Michaels

 

[celtic_crippler]

On the other hand... it could help build character ROFL

 

[Tez3]

The Thing about Iceland is that the government is the people and the people the government so as shown by this case there's always a way to compromise, something not many countires can do.