Like the wind...Should naming your children stupid names be illegal?
RegalPotooIf you are going to propose a law, you need to define “stupid”
Misspellings of popular names (Anna but spelled Aeigheynneah) and things that are judged to be too othering.
blarghlyJudged by whom?
FuglyDuckAeigheynneah
how is that even close to pronounced the same as Anna? most half the word would have to be silent.
schnurritolook up spelling systems of Gaelic languages (e.g. Irish, Scottish Gaelic), that is not too far off
MrsDoyleFor example Caoimhe, pronounced Keeva.
Despite having heard the name Siobhan (pronounced Sheh-vaugn), I never saw it written until many years later and in an unrelated circumstance so I assumed it was pronounced “Sigh-Oh-Ban”. Irish names are insanely confusing for anyone who isn’t Irish and I’ll eternally argue there’s no shame in getting one wrong.
Plenty of countries have this. Examples of forbidden names are “Hitler”, “Asshole”, “<Insert demeaning word here>”, and “Quisling” (name of a Nazi collaborator, commonly used as a synonym for “traitor” in daily speech).
The point is that “stupid” is defined as a name that is objectively likely to severely negatively impact the child. It’s not based on “I think X sounds stupid” but on whether “X” carries significant cultural baggage like being the name of a famous Nazi, a slur of some kind, etc.
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