Icelandic girl Blaer wins right to use given name

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Thia is probably the wrong place for this because it isn't transgender exactly.

Seems some girl has been battling her entire 16 years of life for the right to use her name, rejected by the authorities because it was deemed too masculine!

Blaer Bjarkardottir will now be able to use her first name, which means "light breeze", officially.

Icelandic authorities had objected, saying it was not a proper feminine name.

The country has very strict laws on names which must fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules. ............

Like Germany and Denmark, Iceland has rigid limitations about how a baby can be named. The names like Carolina and Christa, for example, are not allowed because the letter "c" is not part of Iceland's alphabet. Names cannot be unisex either.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21280101

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I'd like to than Zythyra and the other mods here for permiting the OP on this thread.

Pushing my luck a wee bit further. there is an update on this story:

Who, What, Why: Why do some countries regulate baby names?

.................Several countries - such as Germany, Sweden, China and Japan - also restrict names. Why?............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21229475

Don't know what they will make of some of the names here in the UK.

David Bowie named his son, Zowie. He goes by the name Duncan Jones now.

We had an election candidate for the Monstor Raving Looney Party a few years ago called, Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarquin_Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F%27tang-F%27tang-Ol%C3%A9-Biscuitbarrel#Candidates.

Anyway, interesting to see the variations in regulations. Relevant especially for transioners who have very gender specific names.

[Devlyn]

Of course, some people shouldn't be allowed to name children....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152679/New-Jersey-parents-named-children-Adolf-Hitler-Aryan-Nation-back.html#axzz2JfUZirKG

[Shana A]

I'd like to than Zythyra and the other mods here for permiting the OP on this thread.

You're welcome, it has relevance to trans people and names.

Of course, some people shouldn't be allowed to name children....

Oy vay!!! I wonder how long before young Adolf changes his name... and for that matter, leaves home!

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Of course, some people shouldn't be allowed to name children....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152679/New-Jersey-parents-named-children-Adolf-Hitler-Aryan-Nation-back.html#axzz2JfUZirKG

Court records also show that the oldest child, Adolf, frequently threatened to kill people.

The mother reportedly had also once given a note to her neighbour saying she was terrified of her husband, who had threatened to kill her.

Also noticed, in the 2009 picture, the guy's neck is clear, yet later he has those tatoos. Yet said this: He added: 'If I have to give up my Nazism, then so be it. I'll do it.' The children are 'more my heart and soul and everything than anything'.

Seem to be all round nasty types.

[Jamie D]

Miniar and Ugla, both Icelandic members, should be able to shed more light on the subject and the laws regarding naming.  I had the opportunity to visit Iceland three times, and know a couple of Icelanders outside of Susan's.  As I recall, the Reykjavik telephone book was by first name.

One of my prized souvenirs from my visits there is a book by Freysteinn Johansson and Frederik Olfsson, entitled, Skakbok ab Fischer gegn Spassky.

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Personally, apart from Bjork,the only interactions I've ever had with Iceland were at college in the 70s. An Icelandic guy invited me back to his place, but couldn't make up his mind if it was me or some girl. So I made it up for him. A few months later, he returned to Iceland with this girl and shortly after than sent me a desperate letter saying how lonely he was.

But we digress. Though that book Jamie has sounds utterly thrilling.