tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post1277654158606922204..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Name changenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2774879989004423742015-02-04T23:36:20.133+00:002015-02-04T23:36:20.133+00:00Jenny: It's absurd that a court can tell you w...Jenny: It's absurd that a court can tell you what names are acceptable for your child. A good example of the nanny state! It should be entirely a matter for the parents and the child.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81799310784830469312015-02-04T22:10:25.939+00:002015-02-04T22:10:25.939+00:00Really does seem pretty fascist, doesn't it. P...Really does seem pretty fascist, doesn't it. Perhaps the French are rude and nasty to people who have odd names - I wonder if that is the case. Otherwise it's hard to see the point of this decision. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-57982574588156375032015-01-31T11:41:44.695+00:002015-01-31T11:41:44.695+00:00Ramana: But if their name was the French equivalen...Ramana: But if their name was the French equivalent (Couilles), they'd still be in for a rough ride....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-39254909235282064122015-01-31T11:02:08.574+00:002015-01-31T11:02:08.574+00:00Jean and Nick, just imagine what a relief it would...Jean and Nick, just imagine what a relief it would have been to the brothers Balls if they had been born in France! Or for that matter fellows with names like Lightbody who are obese or Sidebottom who have neither a side nor a significant bottom,Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38455299954917466482015-01-30T07:31:18.974+00:002015-01-30T07:31:18.974+00:00Keith: Ah, so that confirms what I said about the ...Keith: Ah, so that confirms what I said about the French hostility to English words. I was curious about Yannick, a name I've never encountered before. I see it's Breton for Little John or Petit Jean.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-792290753845859742015-01-29T23:46:17.477+00:002015-01-29T23:46:17.477+00:00My step-daughter moved to France many years again ...My step-daughter moved to France many years again and married a Frenchman. I have three grandchildren now, all French citizens. <br /><br />My daughter wanted to give them English names, but was told no, they must be French names but the middle names could be English. So now I have. Yannick, CloƩ and Manon.Keithhttp://earlshilton.org.uk/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79943121630138618772015-01-29T17:15:25.118+00:002015-01-29T17:15:25.118+00:00Helen: I gather the French government are very ant...Helen: I gather the French government are very antagonistic to foreign words generally. Every so often they have campaigns against English words like weekend and sandwich. I don't think the campaigns are very successful though.<br /><br />Agent: I agree, what on earth is wrong with Nutella? It's a pleasing sound, unlike (for example) Doris or Hattie.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-31721848652356672562015-01-29T17:00:14.006+00:002015-01-29T17:00:14.006+00:00I can imagine cases where it might be a good thing...I can imagine cases where it might be a good thing for the courts to step in, but Nutella seems pretty mild.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10025428268352309802015-01-29T15:18:32.774+00:002015-01-29T15:18:32.774+00:00French courts used to strike down names given to c...French courts used to strike down names given to children in the Breton language at one time...so it's not just ridicule that comes into play.<br /><br />I intensely dislike my first name so have always used my second...this was not acceptable to French bureaucracy..Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10597638235950728772015-01-29T10:20:56.052+00:002015-01-29T10:20:56.052+00:00So how many of you remember Suzy Creamcheese?So how many of you remember Suzy Creamcheese?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10789920910422660382015-01-28T19:24:34.372+00:002015-01-28T19:24:34.372+00:00Liz: I agree, I don't see why it's a probl...Liz: I agree, I don't see why it's a problem. It seems that the Nutella company had no objection to their name being used. And it refers to a tasty chocolate spread. What's not to like?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91356674806495532812015-01-28T18:36:51.470+00:002015-01-28T18:36:51.470+00:00It was a strange decision. Two really. First to re...It was a strange decision. Two really. First to report the name and then to judge against it. <br /><br />I think Nutella is quite a nice name ...Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67567632387255231122015-01-28T18:04:56.654+00:002015-01-28T18:04:56.654+00:00John, you must have made that up, it's too biz...John, you must have made that up, it's too bizarre!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49862690193347163282015-01-28T18:01:41.653+00:002015-01-28T18:01:41.653+00:00Just out of interest
I once knew a woman called
Be...Just out of interest<br />I once knew a woman called<br />Beatrice Desdamona Iball<br /><br />B D IBALL ( beady Eyeball)John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11015358968905440692015-01-28T17:25:05.131+00:002015-01-28T17:25:05.131+00:00Grannymar: I'm not sure which name would be mo...Grannymar: I'm not sure which name would be more embarrassing, Pius or Pee.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1429485197609538922015-01-28T16:53:04.961+00:002015-01-28T16:53:04.961+00:00Nutella would not be a good choice for a child in ...Nutella would not be a good choice for a child in the South of Ireland. Going through school would be hell on earth, constantly be call Nut Eile = Another nut!<br /><br />I knew a child who was call William Pius, in school he was always known as willie pee!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27783092727531566762015-01-28T15:34:32.740+00:002015-01-28T15:34:32.740+00:00Susie: I don't know how they get away with it....Susie: I don't know how they get away with it. You'd think either the kids or the parents would have been lynched by now.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46465992294661329012015-01-28T13:59:23.290+00:002015-01-28T13:59:23.290+00:00Here, parents named their kids Adolf Hitler and Ar...Here, parents named their kids Adolf Hitler and Aryan Nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-12740103590931761352015-01-28T07:33:23.701+00:002015-01-28T07:33:23.701+00:00Young at Heart: Not much fun for the child though ...Young at Heart: Not much fun for the child though if they get endlessly teased for some thoughtless name!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35129081817586677802015-01-28T07:30:43.503+00:002015-01-28T07:30:43.503+00:00Jane and Lance: Wow, Hungary is pretty prescriptiv...Jane and Lance: Wow, Hungary is pretty prescriptive! Not only an official list of names, but if you're not on it, no celebrations! It certainly wipes out the problem of embarrassing names, but it's a bit strict. Brits would be horrified if they couldn't just pick any old name.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50258478345067616672015-01-28T07:28:58.539+00:002015-01-28T07:28:58.539+00:00It would be a much duller world if we couldn't...It would be a much duller world if we couldn't chose our children's names.......and surely we parents should be allowed some fun for all the years of hoo-ha we have to go through later!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25534393406686522782015-01-28T07:24:30.646+00:002015-01-28T07:24:30.646+00:00Hello Nick,
We can imagine situations where child...Hello Nick,<br /><br />We can imagine situations where children might well benefit from the intervention of the courts with regard to names chosen by their parents. Sad to say that we have encountered many silly parents in our time, their offspring far more sensible than they. So, although later in life they may well feel able to change their names, throughout their formative years they may well be subject to unnecessary ridicule or bullying.<br /><br />Here in Hungary there is an approved list of names which, in nearly every case, people stick to. Hence, may people have the same first name. These names are attached to name days which are celebrated with presents etc. so the pressure is on parents to keep with the names on list otherwise their child will not have a name day!<br />But, silly names are not just a recent phenomenon. We knew a man significantly older than us who had been named Cliff........difficult when the family name is Edge!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2795924489947165812015-01-28T07:05:22.568+00:002015-01-28T07:05:22.568+00:00Jean: If I had been given a name like that, I woul...Jean: If I had been given a name like that, I would have been pestering my parents to change it. I would have been desperate to become John Smith.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86677592630694850482015-01-28T02:21:10.993+00:002015-01-28T02:21:10.993+00:00It strikes me as strange, too. The topic reminds ...It strikes me as strange, too. The topic reminds me of a fellow I knew in school once: Herschel Snodgrass III. He was old enough (grad school) not to mind it any more. It had been a bit of a problem earlier. Cheerful Monkhttp://cheerfulmonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66909322648430111892015-01-27T22:28:51.164+00:002015-01-27T22:28:51.164+00:00Bijoux: You can name your baby anything in the UK ...Bijoux: You can name your baby anything in the UK too. We have no equivalent of the French law on naming. As you can see from Fifi Trixibelle etc.Nicknoreply@blogger.com