Naming your son Osama

[Cloudbringer]

Even if it DID matter to me, I'd not hold anything against the child. Keep in mind that a baby has no say in what he or she is named, so if the little Osamas grow up and become cancer researchers or dairy farmers without a hostile bone in their bodies, the name won't mean a thing. If an adult were to change HIS name now, then I'd be sure it was political in origin.

[WillowIX]

I´m with Cloudy. Another comparison, perhaps not accurate but still, is the use of English first names in the US. All people named with English names must be anti-US right? They still must sympathize with the US being a English colony. [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] Let them name their children to whatever they want. If we start to judge people by names, I would be judged as a bad singer and lousy actress.

[Grojlach]

Originally posted by WillowIX: I´m with Cloudy. Another comparison, perhaps not accurate but still, is the use of English first names in the US. All people named with English names must be anti-US right? They still must sympathize with the US being a English colony. [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] Let them name their children to whatever they want. If we start to judge people by names, I would be judged as a bad singer and lousy actress.

Let me guess... Your first name is Barbra? Or Jennifer?

[ 01-14-2003, 04:26 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

[johnny]

Originally posted by Bardan the Slayer: Jeez, Johnny - do you never think of anything except hockey?

LOL Well Bardan, i was trying to think in NBA terms, but it's hard to find Scandinavian people there. And i don't think the average American family names their son Mats. Btw, another one just popped into my head: Mats Wilander, a former Swedish tennisplayer (he never hockeyed... i think). [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by Grojlach: Let me guess... Your first name is Barbra? Or Jennifer?

Not even close. [img]tongue.gif[/img] It´s even worse than that. I won´t say anymore though.

Edit: Leonis, Britney?!?! LLAO! You have got to be kidding! Now can we please stop guessing my name? Only visitors of the W&W forum have the right to know that information. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-14-2003, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

[Leonis]

Originally posted by WillowIX: quote: Originally posted by Grojlach: Let me guess... Your first name is Barbra? Or Jennifer?

Not even close. [img]tongue.gif[/img] It´s even worse than that. I won´t say anymore though.[/QUOTE]Britney.

[AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe]

Name your children whatever you want to, just because there was a serial killer named jon doesnt mean parents shouldn't be allowed to name their kids jon. thats ridiculous. I hope it is overturned in germany and they are allowed to name their child what they want.

[Ar-Cunin]

Originally posted by johnny: I don't think they should pay much attention to this. Osama is quite a common name in the Arab world. I'm sure that even if September 11 never took place, we would still see a lot of newborn Osama's, only then we wouldn't be paying attention to it. Believe it or not, there are still people who name their son Adolf.

Adolf....... - my grandfather (born 1915) was named Adolf - after WW2 he went by his middle name (Friedrich)

And Deathkiller - Mads is a common Danish name [img]smile.gif[/img] (the 'd' is silent)

[Sir Goulum]

A name is just a name, not a judging of the person. If I were to name a kid 'Saddam' or 'Hitler' or 'Stalin', that doesn't mean that they will become evil dictators. 'Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover'.

[Leonis]

Yes but what if you call your child "The Beast" or "Lucifer"?