Naming your child Superman illegal in Sweden, mother outraged

[KennyR]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3701802.stm

Hehe.

[Karlos]

:lol:

Maybe she should call him Clarke Kent < surname > ?

Still, you have to question the level sanity behind her choice ;-)

Poor bloody kid!

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Karlos wrote:


Poor bloody kid!

kid can always change name... at adult age... after being bullied tremendously :-(

geez, what a stupid mum that is, just not caring what her kid's called, just pick one "funny name"

still, not something to make a law about methinks...

[Dan]

I´m amazed that Batman is legal.
Anyway I don´t think being named Stålman should be a problem as long as the kid has some other first names.  David Rune Stålman Leisten, sounds like a good enough name to me.
I think he would be called David by his parents and in school.

If you can have Björn(Bear) as a first name and Lejon(Lion), Modig(Brave) and Stark(Strong) as surnames why not Stålman?

As for the surname-likness that´s just bull.
Inger René, she has a surname that sounds like a first name.
And if your family name is Nilsson you can´t name your daugther Nilsdotter(Nilsdaugther) which was a common in the middleages. Neither can you if you are names Thomas Johansson name your kids Thomasson/Thomasdaugther.

I always wanted to see if I would be allowed to change my name to Åsna(Donkey) or Sjusovare(dormouse but it also means lazy in swedish)! :lol:

[Dan]

Speelgoedmannetje wrote:

Karlos wrote:


Poor bloody kid!

kid can always change name... at adult age... after being bullied tremendously :-(

geez, what a stupid mum that is, just not caring what her kid's called, just pick one "funny name"

still, not something to make a law about methinks...

Oh yes there needs to be a law!
http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=4831
Some idiot wanted to name his daughter Balkong(Balcony)!!!!!!
And another girl got named Wilda(female form of wild).

[gizz72]

Greetings,
>SUPERMAN
Ka-el would sound better than SUPERMAN.
:lol: A new fad is born! I'll name my son as Bill Gates the 3rd, so back off! :lol:
Other options are Grover, CookieMonster, Elmo.

Who could forget, NEO, Trinity, and Morpheus.

.........Though the baby looks cute on that outfit. Awww.. :-)

Regards,

Gizz

[whabang]

Wilda is OK, IMO, though I'd never give such a name to my daughter.

Naming someone after a comic character is pretty rediculous, but if someone wants to give their child a name that actually means something in a modern language, then why not?

[Dan]

gizz72 wrote:
Greetings,
>SUPERMAN
Ka-el would sound better than SUPERMAN.
:lol: A new fad is born! I'll name my son as Bill Gates the 3rd, so back off! :lol:
Other options are Grover, CookieMonster, Elmo.

Who could forget, NEO, Trinity, and Morpheus.

.........Though the baby looks cute on that outfit. Awww.. :-)

Regards,

Gizz

Kal-el would work, they accepted Obiwan Kenobi
And Morpheus wouldn´t be any problem.

[redrumloa]

 :roll:

Parents like that should be shot. Unfortunately this sort of thing would be allowed in the US. Here's a couple I've heard over the years

Richard Head (What is short for Richard?)
Hairy Nuts (No joke)
George Foreman (Yes the boxer, what's the problem? He named all 7 of his sons "George Foreman")
Moon Unit Zappa & Dwezel Zappa (Frank Zappa's kids. Yeah right, he didn't do drugs..uh-huh)
 
For some reason I am hitting a mental block, but there are many I have heard over the years. People naming their kids after video games, major events (in late 1992/early 1993 Andrew was the most popular boys name in south FL after the hurricane), nonsensical strings of sylibals etc. If I think of some I'll post them;-)

[Cyberus]

Dan wrote:

And another girl got named Wilda(female form of wild).

I know someone called Wilda. She's Lithuanian.
And damn cute if I recall!

[odin]

Aaaaah, yes, Lithuanians. Gotta love their accent......