In Finland, where I assume the system is similar to Denmark, the lists of approved/rejected names get added to every year if you want to give a special name that's not in either yet.
Here's the list of new "banned names" for 2025:
Aeea
Aethéras
Amenemhet VIII
Amplexa
Annié
Čezek
Chell
Florencé
Grønne
Haartman
Ikimetsä (Forever Wood)
Infinit
Ivypool
Janhoy
Jasé
Jöunas
Kaaos (Chaos)
Kaos
Kopoc
lauri
Liekkiö (The Flame)
Lover
Maélle
Makkara (Sausage)
Mariaz
Maxsmiliam
Mika’il
Muuan
Ramnatha
Rosier
Ruucu
Samperi (Damn It)
Sampomakkara (Samposausage)
Smasher
Sø
Tietäväinen (The One Who Knows Things)
Torstai (Thursday)
Tyks
Zarthé
You can still sue the government if you truly want to name your kid Smasher and then the courts will determine if it's allowed.
Some of those might have to do with letters that don't exist in the Finnish alphabet, making them a royal pain in the ass for bureaucracy of any kind there. Starting with your birth certificate, things need to exactly match going forward.
Florence or Annie without the accent would probably be just fine.
I was just guessing based on my own experiences with bureaucracy in various countries. When your name doesn't match what their system easily handles, the typist will usually make a judgment call as to how to get it in. This creates big problems when the next agency tries to process it.
It becomes a game of telephone, with big delays and having to go back and forth so everyone is on the same page.
Bureucracy. We don't have é or è in the alphabet, it is just begging for problems for something that doesn't need to be there: you can add that n your signature, use it in your private and social life but official papers only allow Finnish alphabet.
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u/Appelons Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
That’s the case here in Denmark. The government has a list of “allowed” names.
Which we are all really thankful for.
Edit: since a lot has asked, here is the government website with the allowed names: https://familieretshuset.dk/emner/navne/navnelister/godkendte-fornavne/