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There should be a list of approved names for children.
Yeah I hear that's worked out really well in North Korea 🤣
We have that in my country, kinda. Any common name in the calendar can be chosen automatically. Any other name must be approved and you must prove that it's a real name somewhere (used significantly, one person with a weird name wouldn't count).
No.
Who decides what goes on that list?
In a perfect world, me. But it would probably be better if there was a body of 100 or so individuals of diverse backgrounds to make sure we aren't excluding names for cultural reasons. Names could be submitted for approval. To weed out the Everleighs, the Sexiannas, the Khaleesis. And any names Jamie Oliver would pick.
I don't know why people think it is acceptable to treat names like an opportunity for creativity, or fun. Names are serious business. And they aren't a medium for self expression. If I name my dog after a type of pasta, who cares? But imagine having to give someone a business card with "Fusilli Feet" on it. I love Waterworld, but my kid will never have to put down "Mariner Feet" on a resume. My kid is not an extension of me, or my interests.
The only issue here is that it means no one would ever be able to come up with new names. Like not even respectable sounding ones. Even odd sounding family names would be out. The price of freedom is that occasionally some poor kid gets named Optimus Prime von Hammerpants
That's Senator Optimus Prime von Hammerpants
Yeah, I'm ok with that sacrifice to avoid an Optimus Prime von Hammerpants.