Should you be able to name your child "Pencil"?

Mr. Mopery · 03-13-2005, 02:07 PM

I've gotten into a few arguments recently about how much freedom parents should be allowed in naming their children.

I don't feel so much that parents should name their children "pencil" or "Squidgy" or "Mumm-Ra", but rather question the right of the state or anyone to tell a person what names are "right" or "wrong".

So I'm curious what people think:

1. Should people have the right to name their children whatever they want?

2. If not, then who has the right to say no?

3. Where would you draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable?

armageddon272 · 03-13-2005, 02:12 PM

I say the parents should have the right to name their kids whatever they want, but at 13, the kids have a right to change their name without rejection.

Heh, an episode of Seinfeld comes to mind when reading this thread.

johnny · 03-13-2005, 02:14 PM

People should only be allowed to name their child pencil if their last name is Pusher.

Xen · 03-13-2005, 02:19 PM

I think yes. If one doesn't like his name he can always change it. I think the line between is pretty obvious.

dplax · 03-13-2005, 02:24 PM

There is a pretty well known case in France about this, where a girl whose family name is Renaud, got called Mégane by her parents, thus making her name very closely that of Renault's car Mégane. She had been given the name before Renault created Mégane, but in school she was getting a lot of comments about her name. I can't remember all details about this, but obviously the parents couldn't know in advance that Renault was going to name a car like that. But in the end it is still the daughter, who suffers because of her name.

Jorath Calar · 03-13-2005, 02:38 PM

Soda, beautiful name, for a boy or a girl... specially a girl.

Anyway, here in Iceland there is a special commitee that you have to submit a name to if it's very unusual. They take into account if there is a history of using it or if someone has been called it in the past 100 years. It's really kind of dumb because no new names are made but also pretty good because else there would be kids walking around with names like Kwijibo no doubt... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Mr. Mopery · 03-13-2005, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xen:
I think yes. If one doesn't like his name he can always change it. I think the line between is pretty obvious.

It's not so easy for a 7 year old to legally change their name. And, as dplax pointed out, kids (especially at school) can be pretty abusive to one another.

If a girl's parents name her Robina-Myrtle, after a great-aunt or something, the girl is going to have a rough time.

Luvian · 03-13-2005, 02:41 PM

As long as childrens have the right to sue back when they get older parents should be able to name their kids as they want.

Arvon · 03-13-2005, 03:04 PM

Hey! I remember some rock star couple naming their kid Moonbeam.

Mr. Mopery · 03-13-2005, 03:14 PM

Zappa named two of his kids "Dweezil" and "Moonunit"

03-13-2005, 02:07 PM	#1
Mr. Mopery Zhentarim Guard Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: Warsaw Age: 48 Posts: 328	I've gotten into a few arguments recently about how much freedom parents should be allowed in naming their children. I don't feel so much that parents should name their children "pencil" or "Squidgy" or "Mumm-Ra", but rather question the right of the state or anyone to tell a person what names are "right" or "wrong". So I'm curious what people think: 1. Should people have the right to name their children whatever they want? 2. If not, then who has the right to say no? 3. Where would you draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable? __________________ Never argue with a woman who\'s holding your schmeckle...

03-13-2005, 02:14 PM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	People should only be allowed to name their child pencil if their last name is Pusher. __________________

03-13-2005, 02:41 PM	#8
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	As long as childrens have the right to sue back when they get older parents should be able to name their kids as they want. __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

03-13-2005, 03:04 PM	#9
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	Hey! I remember some rock star couple naming their kid Moonbeam. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

03-13-2005, 03:14 PM	#10
Mr. Mopery Zhentarim Guard Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: Warsaw Age: 48 Posts: 328	Zappa named two of his kids "Dweezil" and "Moonunit" __________________ Never argue with a woman who\'s holding your schmeckle...

03-13-2005, 02:12 PM	#2
armageddon272 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Maine, feel sorry for me Age: 33 Posts: 1,163	I say the parents should have the right to name their kids whatever they want, but at 13, the kids have a right to change their name without rejection. Heh, an episode of Seinfeld comes to mind when reading this thread.

03-13-2005, 02:19 PM	#4
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 36 Posts: 8,554	I think yes. If one doesn't like his name he can always change it. I think the line between is pretty obvious.

03-13-2005, 02:24 PM	#5
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 38 Posts: 5,577	There is a pretty well known case in France about this, where a girl whose family name is Renaud, got called Mégane by her parents, thus making her name very closely that of Renault's car Mégane. She had been given the name before Renault created Mégane, but in school she was getting a lot of comments about her name. I can't remember all details about this, but obviously the parents couldn't know in advance that Renault was going to name a car like that. But in the end it is still the daughter, who suffers because of her name.

03-13-2005, 02:38 PM	#6
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Soda, beautiful name, for a boy or a girl... specially a girl. Anyway, here in Iceland there is a special commitee that you have to submit a name to if it's very unusual. They take into account if there is a history of using it or if someone has been called it in the past 100 years. It's really kind of dumb because no new names are made but also pretty good because else there would be kids walking around with names like Kwijibo no doubt... [img]smile.gif[/img]

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