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Cultural differences when naming children 10:43 - Jan 7 with 2726 viewsGeoffSentence

I work for a company that has offices throughout the world. We have big ones in Manilla and Chennai, and I am familiar with people in those offices whose names seem a.bit 'quirky' to my Western sensibilities. For instance we have a number of Rommels and now a Stalin, and those are first names.

I'd love to know why their parents chose those names but dare not ask.


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Cultural differences when naming children on 10:57 - Jan 7 with 1600 viewsWeWereZombies

'The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the name Lucifer was more popular than Nigel or Trevor in the UK last year.'

https://gript.ie/a-hellish-choice-lucifer-now-more-popular-name-than-nigel-in-br

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Cultural differences when naming children on 10:59 - Jan 7 with 1575 viewsHerbivore

You'd love my twins, Marx and Guevara.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 10:59 - Jan 7 with 1574 viewsfooters

We have a chap in our WebOps team called Raytheon. I had no idea it was a first name.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 10:59 - Jan 7 with 1570 viewsRobTheMonk

I watched a TV show on channel 5 a while back and there was an 8 year old called Tequila lol.
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:02 - Jan 7 with 1537 viewsclive_baker

I used to know someone called King. Wasn't short for anything, just King. Cool name.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:06 - Jan 7 with 1505 viewsMattinLondon

My sis-in-law is a primary school teacher and she told me that she has taught a boy called theone. When asked how to pronounce it she was told by the parents (in all seriousness) that it’s pronounced as ‘the one’.

Also she has taught a girl called Nat_er. As in Natasha but pronounced as Nat dash er.

Edit. Not a cultural thing at all just stupidity or a wish to be different.
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:08 - Jan 7 with 1475 viewsfooters

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:06 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

My sis-in-law is a primary school teacher and she told me that she has taught a boy called theone. When asked how to pronounce it she was told by the parents (in all seriousness) that it’s pronounced as ‘the one’.

Also she has taught a girl called Nat_er. As in Natasha but pronounced as Nat dash er.

Edit. Not a cultural thing at all just stupidity or a wish to be different.
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There should be a child cruelty law against that type of thing.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:10 - Jan 7 with 1462 viewsclive_baker

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:06 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

My sis-in-law is a primary school teacher and she told me that she has taught a boy called theone. When asked how to pronounce it she was told by the parents (in all seriousness) that it’s pronounced as ‘the one’.

Also she has taught a girl called Nat_er. As in Natasha but pronounced as Nat dash er.

Edit. Not a cultural thing at all just stupidity or a wish to be different.
[Post edited 7 Jan 2022 11:07]


Won't be long until someone has a hashtag in their name.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:11 - Jan 7 with 1449 viewsLankHenners

Several years ago now my Grandma was involved in one of those ‘sponsor a child in India’ charity things. Kid’s name was Hitler.

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[Redacted] on 11:13 - Jan 7 with 1425 viewsvictorywilhappen

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:14 - Jan 7 with 1437 viewsMattinLondon

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:10 - Jan 7 by clive_baker

Won't be long until someone has a hashtag in their name.


You’re probably right (unfortunately).
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 with 1429 viewsEwan_Oozami

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:14 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

You’re probably right (unfortunately).


They may have trouble filling in online forms then...

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 with 1429 viewsMattinLondon

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:08 - Jan 7 by footers

There should be a child cruelty law against that type of thing.


Think in some countries parents aren’t allowed to call their children names if the register thinks that it’ll lead to upset for the child. Or I might be recalling this from a film.
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:17 - Jan 7 with 1419 viewsLesta_Tractor

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:08 - Jan 7 by footers

There should be a child cruelty law against that type of thing.


I think the Danish government have a list of 'acceptable' names, if it's not on the list then you can't use it...

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:18 - Jan 7 with 1413 viewsBlueBadger

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:02 - Jan 7 by clive_baker

I used to know someone called King. Wasn't short for anything, just King. Cool name.


We have a fair fellow Filipino Kings, several Princesses and one Duke at [redacted] hospital at the moment.

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[Redacted] on 11:19 - Jan 7 with 1395 viewsvictorywilhappen

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

Think in some countries parents aren’t allowed to call their children names if the register thinks that it’ll lead to upset for the child. Or I might be recalling this from a film.


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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:19 - Jan 7 with 1407 viewsWeWereZombies

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

Think in some countries parents aren’t allowed to call their children names if the register thinks that it’ll lead to upset for the child. Or I might be recalling this from a film.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law

[edit] I've just cracked myself up by reading the banned names in Australia - such a shame you can't call a kid 'panties' or 'scrotum' but understandable, however I cannot see for the life of me why 'spinach' is banned.
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:23 - Jan 7 with 1386 viewsBlueRaider

We have people in our HK office called Adolf and Vodka !

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:44 - Jan 7 with 1338 viewsGeoffSentence

Cultural differences when naming children on 10:59 - Jan 7 by footers

We have a chap in our WebOps team called Raytheon. I had no idea it was a first name.


I thought it was an electricals manufacturer

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:45 - Jan 7 with 1330 viewsGeoffSentence

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:08 - Jan 7 by footers

There should be a child cruelty law against that type of thing.


The french have regulations about what you can can call kids, maybe we should do the same,

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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:47 - Jan 7 with 1320 viewsGeoffSentence

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:06 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

My sis-in-law is a primary school teacher and she told me that she has taught a boy called theone. When asked how to pronounce it she was told by the parents (in all seriousness) that it’s pronounced as ‘the one’.

Also she has taught a girl called Nat_er. As in Natasha but pronounced as Nat dash er.

Edit. Not a cultural thing at all just stupidity or a wish to be different.
[Post edited 7 Jan 2022 11:07]


They can't even spell, that should be Natunderscoreer

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Cultural differences when naming children on 12:03 - Jan 7 with 1283 viewsWeWereZombies

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:47 - Jan 7 by GeoffSentence

They can't even spell, that should be Natunderscoreer


Or Will Keane...

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Cultural differences when naming children on 12:05 - Jan 7 with 1281 viewsblueasfook

I recently discovered that Chinese people give themselves English first names (like Nathan or Johnny or whatever). But their legal names are still Chinese like Woo Wit Woo or whatever.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 12:12 - Jan 7 with 1263 viewsWeWereZombies

Cultural differences when naming children on 12:05 - Jan 7 by blueasfook

I recently discovered that Chinese people give themselves English first names (like Nathan or Johnny or whatever). But their legal names are still Chinese like Woo Wit Woo or whatever.


I used to have a work email contact called Wei Ling Cheah, I just about avoided sending advice that they should consider becoming a Blues singer.

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Cultural differences when naming children on 12:34 - Jan 7 with 1201 viewsEdwardStone

Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 by MattinLondon

Think in some countries parents aren’t allowed to call their children names if the register thinks that it’ll lead to upset for the child. Or I might be recalling this from a film.


Very true

Slovakia has a list of approved names, only these are acceptable for the Birth Certificate

Each approved name has a day of the year attached to it.... so you get an extra "birthday" as your nearest and dearest give gifts and treats on your Name Day
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