It‘s not that easy. If the name is not already on the list and sounds like a swear word you cannot just choose it even if you have proof that the name you favor is traditionally given in your country of origin.

Its the same in Denmark. Like in Greenland you can have the name Panik, which means Panic in Danish but means daughter in greenlandish. Normally Panic wouldnt be approved as a name in Denmark but as its a name in Greenland with a completely different meaning its approved.

Apple sounds like a perfectly fine name to me. I've heard far worse.

Elon Musk has a lot to answer for.

Shouldn't be allowed anywhere..

Adjust maybe. Conform sounds harsh. So you're potentially not allowed to name your kids with a name from your own culture?

I agree there is a fine line between actual names and down right morally (logically) wrong names! And some parents just think it would be "cool" or "different" or worse "funny". Your child is not a joke, you are if you think naming them a number is something a person with brain cells would do. Having this rule will make it easier for parents to name their children and if it is an actual name like they say when suggesting a cultural name; They they should have no problem proving it and have it be approved as a name! Right?

And some Germans have only 2 brain cells. And some from every country. Think about it, there is a reason they need a list of accepted names. Because some tried to name their kids stupid names, right?

I'm in the UK and overheard a mother calling her child "Armani" the other day... doesn't sound awful, but idk.. it sounds pretty.. chavvy(?) to name your child after a fashion brand...

Funny that the name Armani can be easily chosen here in Denmark as it‘s on the list of allowed names and so is Manolo and other fashion designer names that come across as weird to some.

They were actual names before the fashion brands existed, so there's that. I know plenty of Hispanic girls named Mercedes and they were most definitely not named after the car.

I'm a social worker in New York City and I've seen plenty of Armanis on my caseload. The weirdest name I've ever seen was La-er pronounced Ladasher LOL. Some people are just setting their kids up for failure which is why my daughter has a traditional first name. We just went ethnic on the middle name instead. Imani which means faith

B/c of that we've a list of out-of-question-names and one of ok-names and a process to approve names that are on neither list.

Whenever I see one of these pages dedicated to customs in different countries it doesn’t take long for someone to look down on Americans….

I look down on my own country, yes.

I meant the two brain cells thing…🤦🏻‍♀️….Which I think then means the both of us combined have like five brain cells then…?

Because they make it easily, unfortunately

I try to stick to the ones with several, lol

No that's actually pretty cool, I meant names like Emaleigh and Ashleigh, basically the names that have overcomplicated spellings when they could be spelled simply (Emily) or (Ashley)

That sounds nice though. I feel for the kids who, for the rest of their lives, are going to be asked “Is that your real name?” (I had a student once named Princess Tiara…)

you realize it's probably not their real name? Like how Blitzo isn't mine- it's a character.