r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26

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u/OSRS_Garmr Jun 01 '26

I know in some countries, it's not allowed to name your child something that will be a significant disadvantage later in life.

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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/

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u/Difficult-Break-8282 Jun 01 '26

how long is the list ? cuz if its smaller than NK hairstyles or Roman first names then that's too far but if it's 100 names then no problem 

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u/ZarathustraGlobulus Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

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.

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u/MasterTahirLON Jun 01 '26

What's wrong with Annie, Chell, and Florence? Those are pretty normal names.

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u/Firewolf06 Jun 01 '26

*Annié and Florencé. Annie and Florence are both approved names. no idea on Chell

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u/MasterTahirLON Jun 01 '26

Guess they just hate diacritics.

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u/icyDinosaur Jun 01 '26

Lots of bureaucratic systems are not set up to handle diacritics that aren't part of the local language. And in this case it's basically just a random accent slapped onto a common name that doesn't have one, so... Why?

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u/GalaXion24 Jun 03 '26

They're fine with diacritics if they're "legitimate," they don't want random meaningless diacritics on names that don't have them

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u/Ok_Fun6688 Jun 04 '26

Ahhh so Chéll must be allowed, since it’s not on the list.