Is it true, families have to get permission to name their child? Finland. Iceland. (life, Russian)

[erasure]

Originally Posted by Ariete

BTW, you cannot name your daughters Kim or Mika in Finland, as they are boys' names.

When I think about like Kim Basinger, it sounds like John Basinger to me or something.

I think that in the US "Kim" ( for women) comes as abbreviation from "Kimberly," or in case with Kim Basinger, it was originally "Kimila."

Americans like to abbreviate their names overall it seems.

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by erasure

I think that in the US "Kim" ( for women) comes as abbreviation from "Kimberly," or in case with Kim Basinger, it was originally "Kimila."

Americans like to abbreviate their names overall it seems.

Make sense. Like Ariete = Ari, which is a real Finnish man's name.

And people say I have a feminine nickname, pffffft.

[gentlearts]

This is just silly. No American would sit still for the government to regulate the naming of their children. Thank goodness.
I'd rather have a hundred certain ethnic stupid names, than to have the government dictating.

[KuuKulgur]

Originally Posted by Ariete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE82tqsLjq8

Originally Posted by Ariete

Make sense. Like Ariete = Ari, which is a real Finnish man's name.

And people say I have a feminine nickname, pffffft.

I get your cry for help but can't help you.

[bobisinthehouse]

I think it is just racist, that anyone in the Government can tell you "No, you can't use that name"

If I want to name my white daughter "Shaniqua" or my white son "Ice Cube", I have every right to do so.

[erasure]

Originally Posted by Ariete

Make sense. Like Ariete = Ari, which is a real Finnish man's name.

How do you even pronounce it?
For whatever reason I deduced it and identified it the Russian way - putting the "ь" sign in place of "i". Which made it sound sort of French, not Finnish, which is most likely wrong.

And people say I have a feminine nickname, pffffft.

I didn't know it was a real name to begin with...

[erasure]

Originally Posted by saibot

There are thousands if not millions of Hispanics in the US with Spanish surnames and Anglo first names. I have to say, it seems completely normal to me and not ridiculous at all. Why should anyone feel obliged to choose names only from their own narrow ethnic group?

That's how you spot right away Americans from Europeans.
I've noticed this "disruptions" long time ago - whenever you see these *strange* combinations - it's most definitely the "New World."

[erasure]

Originally Posted by bobisinthehouse

I think it is just racist, that anyone in the Government can tell you "No, you can't use that name"

If I want to name my white daughter "Shaniqua" or my white son "Ice Cube", I have every right to do so.

Shaniqua is a fine name, but I'd go easy on the "Ice Cube")))))

[GoldenTiger]

Originally Posted by Greysholic

Well maybe it was rumour, though it wouldn't surprise me if it were true. There are all sorts of crazy parents.



You mean English in Chinese or English as in English nickname?

Am talking about "Ing-Wen".

[Zen88]

Originally Posted by elnina

I had a patient last week, a young girl named Abcde, that was pronounced almost like "obesity"... and she was morbidly obese too. Other adolescents had a field day with her. So sad.
Or another girl named Lesbia...
I also met Paytyn, Sophiya, Ezekyel, Khrystopher, Pharoh, Xzayvian, Jesusangel, three sisters named Levaeh, Deveah, and Kaveah ...

Good grief!

This is my pet peeve, people screwing with their kid's lives with ridiculous names and spellings just to impress their friends.