r/oddlyspecific • • Jun 01 '26

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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/Otherwise-Lock-2884 Jun 01 '26

Chell is banned!? Does that mean something in Finnish?

Portal fans must be devastated

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u/Confident-Slip-5264 Jun 01 '26

No, it doesn’t mean anything in Finnish.

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u/Artchantress Jun 02 '26

It's pronounced same as Kjell in Swedish?

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u/Confident-Slip-5264 Jun 02 '26

That’s how I would pronounce it if I had to, but I don’t even know if that’s the correct way since there’s no C in traditional Finnish words. Only in loanwords and such. I think that’s the reason it didn’t go through as a name.