Comments on: Baby Naming Laws: Grin and “Bjorn” It?

By: shane tyson

shane tyson — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:55:25 +0000

i was thinking of naming my baby (if male) jesus roscoe and i just thought that maybe jesus(like the arab “savior”) would possibly be illegal
p.s. i live in america

By: Zoë

Zoë — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:09:07 +0000

Hi,

I was fascinated to learn of this law as well, particularly since I am now living in Norway. So I looked up some information on Norwegian websites and found out that the law was changed in 2003. My blog about it is here: http://www.zoeselina.com/2008/apple-marmalade-not-in-norway-baby/

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ZoeSelina.com » Blog Archive » Apple? Marmalade? Not in Norway, baby! — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:40:52 +0000

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By: German Baby Names Guru

German Baby Names Guru — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:36:29 +0000

I thought you might this interesting too – “Court orders parents to change baby’s name from Friday to Gregory”

Friday Germano is now Gregory Germano. The change came after an Italian court ordered the 1-year-old boy’s parents to rename him because his birth name, Venerdi, was “ridiculous or shameful.”

Venerdi means Friday in Italian. It was also the name of a character in Robinson Crusoe.

“They thought that it recalled the figure of a savage, thus creating a sense of inferiority and failing to guarantee the boy the necessary decorum,” the family’s lawyer, Paola Rossi, tells the Associated Press.

Here’s the full article:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/12/court-orders-pa.html

By: ina

ina — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:43:59 +0000

okay, this is just bizarre. i mean, if it’s true. i mean, yeah, some of the names people foist on their kids are criminal, but making criminals a crime, well…

sorry, i’ve been reading too much prachett, i think…