Tuesday, January 29, 2013

A boy named Sue?

It's a funny old world - apparently in Iceland you can't just call your child whatever you want.  Believe it or not, there is a list of allowable names and you have to choose from that list.  A mother who called her daughter by a name not on that list has had to live for the past 15 years with the fact that her daughter is officially known only as "Girl".  They (mother and daughter) are hoping that Iceland's main court will rule in their favour and allow the daughter to adopt the name her mother gave her.  Surprisingly, there are other countries that also have lists of "approved" names.  Mind you, given some of the crazy names some celebrities here and in the US have given their children, perhaps it's not such a bad idea?

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