this, seriously had no idea

Maybe they should compile a list of illegal names like Nazi, Fucker, Audio Science or Pilot Inspektor. At least it would allow well meaning but odd names like Summer, Wind, Leaf, River, etc.

by far the stupidest name I've seen from a celeb would be Penn Gillete who named is kid Moxie Crimefighter...

how do people even let the government be in charge of this kind of crap? Who had the idea of a freaking name registry? It's like marriage, who had the bright idea of letting the government decide who could marry who?

These are personal things that government has no business being involved in. Governments should be in charge of enforcing laws that ensure safety and stability of the country and its citizens, not restricting personal freedoms. Just my two cents on the matter...

I see.

Are all words either masculine or feminine in Icelandic, like in french? So everyone who hear the name will automatically think it's masculine?

I do think the meaning of the word is suitable for a feminine name though.

Well, it is Fox.

Still, any restrictions on naming children at all are quite unheard of in most places. I mean, is it worth sacrificing this kind of freedom to any extent for whatever minor benefits it offers? I mean, protecting the lanuage, really? I tend to approve of not bastardizing languages, but this really ain't worth it.

In fact, I'm rather surprised that we haven't yet had one of the many government-hating right-wing people on this sitecomment on this yet. This kind of government regulation is extremely unusual, to say the least.

That said, as long as this system is approved by the people for the most part, which it seems to be, more power to them. If Icelanders approve of this, then I don't think anyone outside has any business objecting.

Those are just some examples I came up with and since I'm an English speak with almost no knowledge of Icelandic naming conventions I wouldn't even begin to try to give examples in their native tongue.

My point is simply that a banned name list would serve the people much better. There are pleny of odd or foreign names that are perfectly innocent and acceptible. The state should not limit free speech, especialy when that speech is possitive like naming a child after a beautiful flower.

I personly don't believe any government should have the power to stop even the worst bad names, but if the state is going to do it a ban list would be the better way to do it. It would stop the worst names names without limiting innocently odd or new ones.

It's not like a few people naming their kids after a summer breeze is going to fundimentally change the local culture. But as an American I come from a culture that puts very little value on culture.

More like "hound" is a failed attempt to spell "hund[ur] :P

I would love to have been a fly on the wall at the first meeting where somebody proposed having a list of permissible names issued by the government and everyone else enthusiastically agreed.

"Androgynous" :)

Since you're the expert here, what do you think they should do?

Is there any similar name she could take if she loses in court?