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expatriado ,

is there a court precedent for this? definitely not first child to be named after trademarked word

Flax_vert ,

Worth mentioning that the UK and Ireland is the easiest country to change your name in. All you need is two friends and a printer. Although it may be more complicated for children, especially if the parents aren’t together (I still think it’s pretty straightforward if they are together, just both parents need to approve it as well)

CheeseNoodle ,

Realistically you also need 35 quid to have your drivers license re-issued which you can then use as an initial form of ID to get everything else changed.

Flax_vert ,

This is about a passport application, you don’t need to use a driving licence for that

huquad ,

This is their fault for not checking the username db first. Should’ve tried xXx_khaleesi_xXx instead

njm1314 ,

Weren’t a lot of kids name that when that show came out?

Kolanaki ,
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Are they worried that this 6 year old is stealing the identity of a fictional character? 🤨

DMBFFF ,
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1a. Folks, before you name your children, don’t make it easy for the big corporations to sue you. Those who “own” (i.e. use the government to suppress your right to free speech) a conlang, be it Dothraki, Klingon, or Tolkien’s language care far more about profit than culture.

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2b. wp:Dothraki language

In 2012, 146 newborn girls in the United States were named “Khaleesi”, the Dothraki term for the wife of a khal or ruler, and the title adopted in the series by Daenerys Targaryen.[3]

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3c. wt:kalisi

Noun

kalisi (n class, plural kalisi)

Alternative form of kalisiamu

wt:kalisiamu:Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English calcium.

BoxOfFeet ,

There should be a list of approved names for children.

Flax_vert ,

No.

MrJameGumb OP ,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah I hear that’s worked out really well in North Korea 🤣

sunzu ,

Who decides what goes on that list?

BoxOfFeet ,

In a perfect world, me. But it would probably be better if there was a body of 100 or so individuals of diverse backgrounds to make sure we aren’t excluding names for cultural reasons. Names could be submitted for approval. To weed out the Everleighs, the Sexiannas, the Khaleesis. And any names Jamie Oliver would pick.

I don’t know why people think it is acceptable to treat names like an opportunity for creativity, or fun. Names are serious business. And they aren’t a medium for self expression. If I name my dog after a type of pasta, who cares? But imagine having to give someone a business card with “Fusilli Feet” on it. I love Waterworld, but my kid will never have to put down “Mariner Feet” on a resume. My kid is not an extension of me, or my interests.

MrJameGumb OP ,
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The only issue here is that it means no one would ever be able to come up with new names. Like not even respectable sounding ones. Even odd sounding family names would be out. The price of freedom is that occasionally some poor kid gets named Optimus Prime von Hammerpants

rikudou ,

We have that in my country, kinda. Any common name in the calendar can be chosen automatically. Any other name must be approved and you must prove that it’s a real name somewhere (used significantly, one person with a weird name wouldn’t count).

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