![]() ![]() The name “Harriet,” which is what “Girl” actually went by, fails on that second front. It can only include letters in the Icelandic alphabet and must be able to conform to the language grammatically. In addition to not being a potential source of humiliation, the name must also meet criteria that’s more specific to Iceland. Icelandic parents must name their children an approved name in the National Register of Person. The problem? It listed her name as Stúlka, Icelandic for “Girl.” The family had a similar issue with their 12-year-old son’s passport, which listed his name as “Boy.” In 2014, a family in Iceland was told they couldn’t renew their 10-year-old daughter’s passport. One of the unfortunate names that made the cut was Circuncisión, Spanish for “circumcision.” They made the decision to ban the name from that point forward. In 2014, officials from Sonora, Mexico, compiled a list of banned baby names from the state’s newborn registries. The at symbol is pronounced “ai-ta” in Chinese, which sounds similar to a phrase meaning “love him.” One couple felt the symbol was a fitting name for their son, but the Chinese government apparently disagreed. is the case with many countries, China doesn’t allow symbols or numerals to be included in baby names. The parents later submitted the name with the same pronunciation but rewritten as “A." That was rejected as well. The name, pronounced “Albin,” was rejected. Today, the law vaguely states that “first names shall not be approved if they can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it, or names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name.” In protest of the restrictions, one couple decided to make their child’s name a captcha code from hell. In 1982, a law was passed to prevent non-noble families from bestowing their children with noble names. Sweden has notoriously strict naming laws. ![]() 9.BRFXXCCXXMNPCCCCLLLMMNPRXVCLMNCKSSQLBB11116 Max is usually short for something, so why not Chief Maximus? Unfortunately, this name was banned by Australia. While citizens are no longer allowed to give this name to their children, there’s at least one kid out there named Robocop. In 2014, officials from Sonora, Mexico, compiled a list of banned baby names taken straight from the state’s newborn registries. The New Zealand government hated it so much they assumed guardianship of the 9-year-old girl who held that moniker in order to ensure that a more appropriate name was found for her. ![]() Talula Does the Hula From HawaiiĪnother name banned from New Zealand is Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. She protested, saying that she had been instructed to name her son Gesher, the Hebrew word for bridge, in a dream she had. One Norwegian mother was sent to jail after failing to pay the $210 fine for using an unapproved name. Norway is another country that regulates what parents can name their child. There were many questionable entries on the list they released in 2013, Anal being a particularly horrifying offender. Parents have to get all potential names approved by the government, and if officials deem something too wacky, it gets added to the ever-growing list of banned names. New Zealand has no time for anyone’s bizarre baby-naming shenanigans. The justice minister at the time spoke out against the government intervention, saying, “It is not appropriate to instruct parents to change children’s names without legal basis.” Regardless, naming your child devil eventually became illegal in Japan. The case of baby Akuma, which means devil in Japanese, stirred such a frenzy in the early 1990s that it even caught the attention of the prime minister’s cabinet. One French judge wasn’t having it, and insisted that the name could only lead to “mockery and disobliging remarks.” It was ruled that the child’s name be shortened to the considerably more conventional-sounding “Ella.” 2. In 2015, a French couple apparently wanted to name their daughter Nutella because they hoped she could emulate the sweetness and popularity of the chocolate spread. Nutella might be delicious, but it's not baby name material in France. ![]()
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