Iceland teen known legally as 'girl' fights for right to name

[Barozi]

gergroy said:

Barozi said:

it's better than doing nothing and yes I think it's a very good measure, since there is absolutely no harm in it. It's certainly the parents' fault if they can't find a name out of 2000 (depending on the list) possibilities.

well, I think the article this thread is based on shows that the list is in fact limiting.  Also, how is it better than doing nothing?  This is a perfect example of government digging at a problem that isn't there.  You're fine with not being able to name your child something that actually means something to you, even though the governments solution doesn't solve the problem at all?  

How can you say it is  VERY GOOD measure?  you said in your first reply that you should be able to change your name as an adult to whatever you want.  Obviously it is not a very good measure as the government is seeking to control all names, not just that of kids.  

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You can try it. Not standing on the list doesn't mean that you can't name your child that way. Although even if Disneyland means something to you, I doubt  you can get away with it.


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Because a guy wanted to have a name with the letter "C" that doesn't exist in that language. That guy is just too stubborn to change it to the closest Icelandic letter that sounds similar to "C".

But I must concede that my previous statement was not well formulated. Obviously you should not be able to change your name to anything after you've grown up, just much more than those ~2000 on the list (which I think is already possible).