# Can I name my baby anything I want (WRT surnames)?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-name-my-baby-anything-i-want-wrt-surnames/953377 "2021-10-28T11:35:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-name-my-baby-anything-i-want-wrt-surnames/953377/4 "2021-10-28T12:14:50Z")

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[The Master once spoke on this](https://www.straightdope.com/21342429/is-it-illegal-to-take-a-newborn-home-from-the-hospital-without-naming-it-first).

Also, [the thread “A Baby named Lexxus”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baby-named-lexxus/15283/5) from the year 2000.

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