Are there any restrictions to what I can name my child? If so, are the restrictions from the Social Security administration when I apply for a card for him/her? Obscenities? Bodily functions?
I really don’t think they pay much attention, unless it was some blatant name like “F*ckass Jones”, then they would probably see if it were a joke.
And when you tell them it isn’t, don’t be surprised if one of those social workers pays a visit to the house.
I have no cite, but I seem to remember reading on http://www.fark.com a story about a Children’s Aid Scoiety that got involved in just such a case.
Though, I think the Mom troed to name is ‘Osama’ or something…
What name are you looking to change it to? Just wondering?
Signed,
Wilma Fingerdew
You are talking about the U.S., although there was an interesting a couple of years ago in France where the law prevented the proud parents from naming their child the name of their choice. Unfortunately I cannot find a cite nor can I remember the desired name nor why they could not use it.
When I worked at a software contractor someone got the receptionist to page the building for a Dr. Al Gorithm.
And let’s not forget Dick Hertz.
My fiancee and I are trying to figure out what to do about our last names after we get married. One idea is to change our last name to TheImpaler, so our kids would be named things like Bubba TheImpaler or such.
(After hearing that a cousin had named her child after a vampire whose name began with B, we started speculating on what the name could be, and came up with the perfect child’s name: Blacula TheImpaler. But I digress).
When I was three, my mother got pregnant with my little brother, and asked my 5-year-old sister and I for name suggestions.
We got together, talked about it, and then went to our parents, super-excited about our suggested name.
Sadly, our suggested name cannot be spelled, can only be pronounced: inhale, activating your vocal cords while you inhale, gradually increasing in pitch like a slide whistle. It’s a wonderful name. But my parents inexplicably rejected it.
I think that’s all I can add to the conversation.
Daniel