Cultural differences when naming children 10:43 - Jan 7 with 2726 views | GeoffSentence | 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 10:59 - Jan 7 with 1575 views | Herbivore | You'd love my twins, Marx and Guevara. | |
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Cultural differences when naming children on 10:59 - Jan 7 with 1574 views | footers | 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 views | RobTheMonk | I watched a TV show on channel 5 a while back and there was an 8 year old called Tequila lol. | | | |
Cultural differences when naming children on 11:02 - Jan 7 with 1537 views | clive_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 views | 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]
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:08 - Jan 7 with 1475 views | footers |
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]
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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 views | clive_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]
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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 views | LankHenners | 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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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:14 - Jan 7 with 1437 views | MattinLondon |
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). | | | |
Cultural differences when naming children on 11:15 - Jan 7 with 1429 views | Ewan_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 views | MattinLondon |
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. | | | |
Cultural differences when naming children on 11:17 - Jan 7 with 1419 views | Lesta_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 views | BlueBadger |
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 views | victorywilhappen |
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 views | WeWereZombies |
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. [Post edited 7 Jan 2022 11:22]
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Cultural differences when naming children on 11:23 - Jan 7 with 1386 views | BlueRaider | 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 views | GeoffSentence |
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 views | GeoffSentence |
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 views | GeoffSentence |
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]
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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 views | WeWereZombies |
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 views | 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. | |
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Cultural differences when naming children on 12:12 - Jan 7 with 1263 views | WeWereZombies |
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 views | EdwardStone |
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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