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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Worth mentioning that the UK and Ireland is the easiest country to change your name in. All you need is two friends and a printer. Although it may be more complicated for children, especially if the parents aren't together (I still think it's pretty straightforward if they are together, just both parents need to approve it as well)

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[–] NecroParagon@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My job entails handling certain things for the recently deceased. I processed a Khaleesi yesterday and my dumbass assumed it was a name that meant something for some culture or another, but immediately recognized the name for Daenerys as well.

Having looked, it's totally made up, but it's super badass, if I were to ever have kids, which I won't, cause fuck that, I'd be open to that being my daughter's name. It sounds real cool.

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Bad news for anyone named Jessica.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sounds like a really stupid person at the passport place that thinks their smart. Pretty typical.

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[–] DynoNoob@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

What a tragedeigh!

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
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