Goodbye, Sissy, Lovesea, Titti and Dinto
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If Venezuelan officials have their way, children will no longer have to endure their parent’s idea of what makes a good name. In the case of Venezuela, the names that we bid adieu to would be the likes of Hengelberth, Maolenin, Kerbert Krishnamerk, Githanjaly, Yornaichel, Nixon and Yurbiladyberth. Except for a “list of 100 names established by the government, with exemptions for Indians and foreigners,” all other names would be out of bounds. The goal would be to
preserve the equilibrium and integral development of the child” by preventing parents from giving newborns names that expose them to ridicule or are “extravagant or hard to pronounce in the official language,
I have wished this would be implemented in Kerala too. I have known kids in my school named thus- juicy, fruity, jobi, jitu, gobi. Poor kids, they had a tough time in school. Equally bad are lemon jello ,orange jello, shithead pronounced shuteed in the US named by stupid parents, which is mentioned in freakanomics. But, these are an exception compared to many weird names from Kerala.
We have discussed this at length (the naming of children in Kerala) in the post linked to by tafkap in his post:
http://www.rantlust.com/anupcs/2005/11/02/moscow-the-village/
In NZ, you cannot name your child Talula does the hula . Good god.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7522952.stm