When I was “bad” as a kid, my parents would threaten to change my name to pasta fazool, or skeezix, or some other weird thing. But that was just for fun. When they were really mad, there were no threats involved.
Think the limit is six month or so after being born. Same for the sir name – after that the child would get the mothers sir name. But nothing mentioned if a first name isn´t pciked.
I had my child’s name picked since I was 10 yrs old – provided the child was a girl. (which she was and she did get that name!) I did’t give my husband any options on that. But I did allow him to pick the boy’s name. :o) Never got to use it, but I did like it.
I wish people wouldn’t be so judgemental about what parents decide to call their kids. They should mind their own business. They are no worse than what celebrities name their kids!
Going back several generations in our family, fathers could make suggestions for a child’s name but the final choice was the mother’s because she was the one who had to give birth.
When friends who were Russian had a son after they immigrated, they wanted a name that would work both in Russian and English. They narrowed is down to Daniel and Valentine. A mutual friend was telling this to a group of people in church and was saying that NO one named their children Valentine. I walked up behind her and said “My father’s name is Valentine, and my son’s name is Valentine.” She closed her mouth.
The birth certificate form required lots of information I didn’t know off-hand (doctor’s name, attending’s name (the nurse in this case), length, weight, etc.), so I ended up filling it out in two sittings - some in blue ink, some in black ink. The instructions said it had to be filled out in “blue or black ink”, no problem, right?
Wrong. All blue or all black. It got rejected… and I didn’t get around to redoing it for YEARS. Long enough that I got to have fun with the threat, “Behave, or I’ll change your name to ______!”.
Happy ending: Turns out if you procrastinate long enough, there’s a different, much shorter form for kids over the age of two. Just his name and parents name. Too bad he was the last, I’d have procrastinated on all three birth certificates.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 7 years ago
When I was “bad” as a kid, my parents would threaten to change my name to pasta fazool, or skeezix, or some other weird thing. But that was just for fun. When they were really mad, there were no threats involved.
Doctor Toon about 7 years ago
My first wife wanted to name our son something biblical, and his first and middle name did come from the Bible
My choices of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednigo were shot down
Tue Elung-Jensen about 7 years ago
Think the limit is six month or so after being born. Same for the sir name – after that the child would get the mothers sir name. But nothing mentioned if a first name isn´t pciked.
contralto2b about 7 years ago
I had my child’s name picked since I was 10 yrs old – provided the child was a girl. (which she was and she did get that name!) I did’t give my husband any options on that. But I did allow him to pick the boy’s name. :o) Never got to use it, but I did like it.
Number Three about 7 years ago
I wish people wouldn’t be so judgemental about what parents decide to call their kids. They should mind their own business. They are no worse than what celebrities name their kids!
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Font Lady Premium Member about 7 years ago
Going back several generations in our family, fathers could make suggestions for a child’s name but the final choice was the mother’s because she was the one who had to give birth.
Cami Su Buster about 7 years ago
This man has the same sense of humor my husband did.
Cami Su Buster about 7 years ago
When friends who were Russian had a son after they immigrated, they wanted a name that would work both in Russian and English. They narrowed is down to Daniel and Valentine. A mutual friend was telling this to a group of people in church and was saying that NO one named their children Valentine. I walked up behind her and said “My father’s name is Valentine, and my son’s name is Valentine.” She closed her mouth.
paulcolley almost 6 years ago
The birth certificate form required lots of information I didn’t know off-hand (doctor’s name, attending’s name (the nurse in this case), length, weight, etc.), so I ended up filling it out in two sittings - some in blue ink, some in black ink. The instructions said it had to be filled out in “blue or black ink”, no problem, right?
Wrong. All blue or all black. It got rejected… and I didn’t get around to redoing it for YEARS. Long enough that I got to have fun with the threat, “Behave, or I’ll change your name to ______!”.
Happy ending: Turns out if you procrastinate long enough, there’s a different, much shorter form for kids over the age of two. Just his name and parents name. Too bad he was the last, I’d have procrastinated on all three birth certificates.