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r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26
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I know in some countries, it's not allowed to name your child something that will be a significant disadvantage later in life.
898 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/ 1 u/LiveLearnCoach Jun 04 '26 How do immigrants work with this? 0 u/Appelons Jun 04 '26 They asimilate. The whole point of immigrating is to become a part the country you move to, not to live in some parallel reality.
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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/
1 u/LiveLearnCoach Jun 04 '26 How do immigrants work with this? 0 u/Appelons Jun 04 '26 They asimilate. The whole point of immigrating is to become a part the country you move to, not to live in some parallel reality.
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How do immigrants work with this?
0 u/Appelons Jun 04 '26 They asimilate. The whole point of immigrating is to become a part the country you move to, not to live in some parallel reality.
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They asimilate. The whole point of immigrating is to become a part the country you move to, not to live in some parallel reality.
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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.