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In reply to the discussion: Should new parents have to chose baby names from an approved government list? [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)47. This post must seem very ironic to Native Americans. In our early census takers could not spell the
real names of most of the Natives and just gave them some English name like John Smith. To this day many Natives still have two names = the one that comes down from the English name and the name given to them by their tribal leader who chooses the name from their own language. By the way they were never asked if the wanted to have another name. They were told.
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Should new parents have to chose baby names from an approved government list? [View all]
cthulu2016
Jan 2013
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Germany also bans homeschooling and other things "in the best interest of the child"
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#44
well, every country evidently has its little crazinesses when it comes to its language.
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#54
well, that settles it! If Hollywood celebrities can't name their kids what they damn
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#35
What if somebody moves there from someplace else and wants to use a family name
gollygee
Jan 2013
#21
only if the parents can choose a child from an approved government list.
ChairmanAgnostic
Jan 2013
#23
Well in the catholic church if I am not mistake you have to have at least a christain name.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#28
Well I think as long as you have one Christian name its fine to have any other name.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#36
I support the right of parents to name their kids whatever odd thing they please.
LWolf
Jan 2013
#30
I bet she isn't. Working for the miitary I have seen a lot of weird names. I wonder
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#37
LOL, your right. How about the names Sparrow, Bleu, Sprocket. I mean are these names
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#41
A friend of mine named his daughter using the "ae" contraction found in some languages
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#45