Children's Names

[Ken]

From today's Sosua News:

The Minister of Home Affairs, wants to control the freedom to choose the name of a baby at the registration of the birth at least a little bit. Now it happens that a son or daughter is named to a famous car brand. For example, Mazda, Kia and Porsche are already common. But parents have also registered their son as James Bond Cero Cero Siete (007) with the surname Carrion Vargas! It is remarkable that names like Winston Churchill, Bruce Lee, Kennedy and even Stalin and Hitler are frequent. But it can be even crazier! Also, children have been registered with names like Herpes, nose or Without Anus.

James Bond Cero Cero Siete

The minister asks what's wrong with Christian names like José, Nicolas, Jesús, Ilana, Annabel or Mary.

[pollogringo]

The Minister of Home Affairs will have less to worry about when the Minister of Education does their job properly.

"Christian" names aren't always better. Kennedy sounds a lot better than Confesora.

[Chirimoya]

"Christian" names aren't always better. Kennedy sounds a lot better than Confesora.

Or Angustias.

The minister asks what's wrong with Christian names like José, Nicolas, Jesús, Ilana, Annabel or Mary.

Did he really use "Ilana" as an example of a Christian name?

[Aguaita29]

It was on the news a few years ago that the Venezuelan Government had to forbid the use of certain names, includling "Hitler" and "Superman".

I Know other countries do the same thing but I am not sure if I like the idea of the government being involved in what you name your kids or what you want to change your name to.


I heard once about an American guy who legally changed his name to "Trout Fishing in America" lol.

By the way, if this is approved, how would they handle this with foreing people? Considering that a name is strange could be a subjective matter. For example, I've told people that "Danielle" is a girl' s name in the States and they've laughed and think that is totally strange!

[pollogringo]

I'm suspecting he's an incompetent dumbass. He should switch his focus from baby names to preventing domestic abuse and feminicide. Moron.

[Castle]

I don't like the idea of the government involved in what you name your kids. However, the line has to be drawn somewhere. A kid cannot defend himself against the insult that some names are to them. And yes, in Venezuela the government had to do something because everytime there was a Wold's Soccer Tournament you would see newborn kids named "Maradona Perez" or "Bebeto Rodriguez" or "Klinnsmann Gutierrez" and stuff like that.

[pollogringo]

I don't like the idea of the government involved in what you name your kids. However, the line has to be drawn somewhere. A kid cannot defend himself against the insult that some names are to them. And yes, in Venezuela the government had to do something because everytime there was a Wold's Soccer Tournament you would see newborn kids named "Maradona Perez" or "Bebeto Rodriguez" or "Klinnsmann Gutierrez" and stuff like that.

This will always happen as long as there are ignorant people. Fight the sickness, not the symptoms.

[lisagauss]

My best friend's name is Winston Churchill Rodrigues, his brother's name is Franklyn Roosevelt Rodriguez, his other brother's name is Rommel Rodriguez, and his sister's name is Indirha Esvetlana Rodriguez. Seriously.

[pollogringo]

My nephews are Yeuri, Freeman, Josman(mom Josefina/ dad[deadbeat] Manuel), Josmel(mom Josefina/ dad[different deadbeat] Melvin), Joan(they pronounce it Yoan- like we pronounce an English "j") and Tupi. Joan's sister is Joana.

[Hillbilly]

And we have a professor (PhD) whose name is Kiero Guerra, his brother is named Armando and his mother is called Marina

Sense of humor. I have posted before on this. There are two lawyers in santo Domingo named Hitler and Mussolini. I have had male students named Barbara and I have one this semester named Joan....go figure.!!