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Isn’t there laws against names like this?
In North America, the only laws I know of are the character restrictions on the input field for the birth certificate.
https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/us-naming-laws-by-state
In some places
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Naming_Committee
No, why would there be laws about names? Name has to come from somewhere, right?
It’s to stop crackheads from naming their children names that will be detrimental to them throughout their life. Like naming them shitbag or sandals. No one would call their kids names like this you say? There’s a reason they had to invent this law SMH
Didn't Michael Jackson name his kid Blanket
Pretty sure that's just a nickname.
Well, there's not, because the law literally doesn't exist (in the United States anyway).
And that's a pretty stupid fucking reason.
This is a great example of the price of freedom. Poor shitbags has to live a shitty life just because a deranged parent felt like being edgy and pushing the free speech laws to their limits.
They don't. During their coming up they have a nickname and then they change their name. It's not a thing.
https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/us-naming-laws-by-state
I mean this in the most respectful way possible but you have way too much faith in humanity. It’s probably a good thing in many ways
Some State Naming regulations
Arkansas: Apostrophes, hyphens, and spaces are allowed as long as they are not consecutive.
California: Derogatory or obscene names, pictographs and non-English characters are banned.
Florida: Parents need to sign an agreement to establish a child’s first name or else a court will select one.
Georgia: Symbols, including accents, are prohibited.
Illinois: No restrictions. Numbers and special characters are allowed.
Michigan: Only English characters allowed.
Mississippi: The child takes on the father’s surname automatically when parents are married. A different name can be requested if preferred.
New Jersey: Obscene names, numbers, and symbols are forbidden.
New York: First and middle names have a maximum length of 30 characters each, last names cannot exceed 40 characters. Numbers and symbols are forbidden.
North Carolina: Accent marks, hyphens, and tildes (ñ) are allowed.
Ohio: Hyphens, apostrophes, and spaces are allowed. Numbers are prohibited.
Texas: First, middle and last name cannot exceed 100 characters. Only English characters allowed. Numbers and diacritical marks are forbidden.
Virginia: Numbers, symbols and other special characters such as umlauts and tildes are banned.
examples of illegal names in the United States:
Jesus Christ.
Harry 3.
Hitler.
Nutella.
Ирина.
Nelly’s.
Chloé.
F!nn.
Aña.
@.
Not even trying to hide the racism / xenophobia