What are the regulations for babynames?

Last week I was introduced to baby Tarzan and now a little girl walking around as Epiphany. Is that acceptable, I mean it must be legal as the kids are named it but I feel sorry for the kids.

What are the regulations for babynames?
Yes, some people are very cruel when it comes to naming their children ... they don't realize that these children are going to have to grow up being saddled with these names for life. As far as I know, there are no "regulations" in this country ... I have read newspaper articles that in other countries a child cannot be named with a "symbol" ... like Prince tried to do .. and I think it is the same here. But, as far as a name or a word .. you can use anything. You can also go to court and have your name changed legally to anything .. I have read where people have changed their names to Santa Claus and even to Jesus Christ. Absurd!





I do like some of the new, modern, unusual names .. like Briley .. or maybe a different spelling ... but nothing too far-fetched! Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days when people just named their kids John and Mary!!
Reply:There should be rules.


In our newspaper baby section, someone named their child Sexie Montoya and Forever Unique Jones
Reply:unique or freak ???
Reply:When choosing a name you should think of the child first....I mean the child has to live with it all their life and take the insults if it is a bad one...... I think it is nice to pick a name of someone you love to honour them or if someone has had an impact on your life. Traditional names are the best not the new fad ones.....also to carry on a long running name in the family is quite nice.
Reply:Unfortunately for some kids, their parents are the one's who get to choose their names.
Reply:wow, tarzan is a little , well alot overboard. I agree, there should be someone who says, no, thats too rediculous to name a child that. haha





Imagine.... Hey kids are you ready to go see grandpa Tarzan???





geeezz
Reply:You can legally call your child anything you like, I just feel very sorry for little Tarzan having to go through life with a name like that! I'll bet he changes it to John or David as soon as he's old enough! Stupid parents.





The worst thing I've ever heard was a little girl called "Seven" after the Star Trek Character Seven-of-Nine. Her parents were Trekkies. Awful.
Reply:Rules and regulations on baby naming depend on the laws where you specifically live. Laws vary from country to country, region to region. Most don't allow words that would be considered vulgar or offensive, but again, this varies from region to region and culture to culture depending on language and other cultural values, including religious beliefs. You'd need to check the laws in your area. Some names certainly may seem silly to you, but in most cases that is a matter of personal preference and there is no hard and fast "right or wrong" when it comes to baby naming. Just as, unfortunately, there are very few restrictions on who can and cannot have and raise children.
Reply:Tarzan's a bit much eh? But what about Bob geldoffs kids 'Fifi Trixibel' 'peaches'


And someone on here wants to name his son 'sparkplug'
Reply:I remember reading a news report from Austalia about a couple who wanted to call their son 4real but the registrar would not allow it because Aussy regulations don't allow numbers. The poor kid was was still unregistered at four months old.
Reply:One would think there was a case for accusations of child abuse, but apparently not. Neveah knows what people will dream up next.
Reply:In the US I don't think there are any rules or regulations on what you can or can't name your baby.





I think the best rule to follow is to simply remember that while it is your choice what you name your baby, it's a decision that you're making for someone else and you should consider their feelings.
Reply:I don't know why people think names like that are acceptable.


When my mom worked in the hospital here in my city, she met three kids whose names were Urapreciousangel, Orangejello and Lemonjello. Twin brothers and their older sister. I really don't know what their mother was thinking.


I think there was a family in Sweden or somewhere a year or two ago who named their daughter Metallica, and the band tried to sue them.
Reply:I didn't know there were regulations.
Reply:There are some laws on this in some countries, it depends where you are.





In England, a registrar will not allow a name which is indecent, or where the initials will produce an indecent word. If the name is ridiculous, or if the initials spell a ridiculous (but not indecent) word, the registrar will warn the parent what he has spotted. A registrar could use discretion to disallow the use of what he considers a silly name, but rarely would. A silly name in one culture could be commonplace in another.





In some countries, only names on an official list may be used.
Reply:I once had a friend who worked in a free clinic as a doctor.


He delivered twin girls and later found out the mom named them Syphilis and Gonorrhea. She was a foreigner and didn't know what the words meant and thought they sounded beautiful.


Poor kids lol





I'm curious now... I wonder if people can use numbers to name their kids- like "leet speak"?


My youngest daughter has an " ' " as part of her first name, which is Zee'Arra Junell.
Reply:bad news for the kids but the parents decide there should be something to say that names like tarzan is to much for when kids get older
Reply:Baby Naming Guidelines








Everyone seems to want to name my baby. How can I decide?





While it doesn't hurt to be open to all suggestions -- and pregnant women hear plenty -- the decision is up to you and your partner. Names are permanent, so don't choose lightly. Start discussing names with your partner as soon as possible to set some guidelines. In addition to steering clear of names that bring back bad memories, you may want to avoid the baggage attached to a famous name like Cher or Fabio. Keep a list of favorites handy so you can add to it whenever a name pops into your head.





What factors go into choosing a good name?


There are lots of considerations when you're deciding on a name, from appeasing friends and relatives to avoiding embarrassing initials. These are some of the main points to keep in mind:





- Sound and compatibility. How your baby's name sounds when it's said aloud is one of the most essential things to think about. Is it melodious? Harsh? Does it go well with your last name? Often, longer first names work better with shorter last names, and vice versa. Combining a first name that ends in a vowel with a last name that starts with a vowel generally isn't the best choice -- the names tend to run together ("Eva Anderson"). Avoid first names that rhyme with your last name. And please resist puns: A name like "Holly Wood" or "Bud Weiser" will be cute for about five minutes. Then your poor child will be stuck with it for the rest of his or her life.





- Uniqueness. An unusual name has the advantage of making the bearer stand out from the crowd. Fran Barclay of Ann Arbor, Michigan, sometimes wishes she hadn't named her second son Matthew. When he started school, he had three other Matts in his class. "It was years before he really understood that his name wasn't Matt B.," she says. On the other hand, a name no one has heard of and few can pronounce can bring attention a child would rather avoid. One way of striking a balance is to choose a familiar first name if the child's last name is unusual, and vice versa. If your son's last name will be Smith, you might want to consider something with more pizazz than Joe for his first name. But if his last name is Aytrivbsoan, then Joe might be preferable to, say, Archimedes as a given name.





- Relatives and friends. Many parents choose to name their babies after a grandparent, other relative, or close friend. This option can provide you with a good pool of names to consider. Take ideas graciously, but don't tell anyone what you and your partner have decided until after the baby is born -- when it's too late to give in to any subtle hints. And never let anyone pressure you into a name you don't like. Great Aunt Hepzibah may have survived all right with her name, but will your baby?





- Ancestry and heritage. Your child's heritage is an essential part of who she is, and you may want her name to reflect that. Your religious preference may steer you toward a certain category of names. Or perhaps your family has a tradition of naming first-born sons after their fathers. If you love a name but it doesn't meet your family's traditional requirements, consider using it as a middle name. Or give her the name you prefer and use the traditional name for her middle name.





- Meaning. No one is likely to treat your daughter Ingrid differently because her name means "hero's daughter," but the derivation of your baby's name is something you may want to think about. After all, if little Stockard finds out someday that her name means "from the yard of tree stumps," she may not be pleased.





- Initials and nicknames. People, especially kids, can be cruel when it comes to nicknames, so try to anticipate any potentially embarrassing ones. Of course, just because you don't think of something doesn't mean some clever second-grader down the line won't -- and he'll probably find it utterly hilarious. But at least you can rule out the obvious problems. Also, be aware of what your child's initials spell. Zachary Ian Thomas will more than likely get a lot of teasing; Zachary Edward Thomas probably won't.





Remember, none of these are hard rules. The most important criterion for a name is simply that you and your partner like it.
Reply:Oh dear, some unique names are nice but thats going over the top. Unfortunately the parents don't realise the kids are stuck with these names for LIFE.