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    REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Call her the girl with no name.

    A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the government.

    Like a handful of other countries, including Germany and Denmark, Iceland has official rules about what a baby can be named. In a country comfortable with a firm state role, most people don't question the Personal Names Register, a list of 1,712 male names and 1,853 female names that fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules and that officials maintain will protect children from embarrassment. Parents can take from the list or apply to a special committee that has the power to say yea or nay.

    In Blaer's case, her mother said she learned the name wasn't on the register only after the priest who baptized the child later informed her he had mistakenly allowed it.
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    Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

    You learn something everyday.
    Getur einhver annar verið Glanni ? það bara passar ekki
    Stefan Karl Stefansson, það er enginn eins og þú!

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    • #3
      Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

      I'm with her. I mean, existing names obviously had to be invented and registered before (?)

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      • #4
        If you're naming your child after your favourite food, methinks you're after free samples
        http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10003146.html
        Getur einhver annar verið Glanni ? það bara passar ekki
        Stefan Karl Stefansson, það er enginn eins og þú!

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        • #5
          Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

          wow that is interesting..
          Originally posted by boredjedi View Post

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          • #6
            Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

            Pretty relevant :)

            https://youtu.be/sypQXXN57T8?t=3m26s
            I'm as sneaky as can be. None's sneakier than me.

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            • #7
              Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

              I like it....

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              • #8
                Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

                Wasn't there once an article about a girl on Hawaii that was named something outrageous?

                I'm actually glad we have it this way in Denmark. Some parents are not totally sane when naming their children, and calling your boy "Janus" for example, is also something I cannot understand.
                We had a boy named Janus at my highshcool. It's not totally uncommon, but oh boy did we give this poor kid a hard time..
                I'm as sneaky as can be. None's sneakier than me.

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                • #9
                  Re: Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name

                  lol
                  Originally posted by Fox View Post

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