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Here's something interesting. There are certain rules about how you can name German babies.

Children can have several German first names, which traditionally are inspired by relatives. However, with the aim to protect the well-being of children, there are some restrictions on German first names to reduce chances of being ridiculed. As such, German first names must be officially approved by the Standesamt (local office of the population register).

Thus German first names must:

be recognised as proper names they cannot be absurd or degrade the child in any way.
not associate with evil (eg. Satan or Judas) or be insensitive to religious feelings (eg. Christus or Jesus cannot be German names).
not be a brand, a surname, an object or the name of a place.
indicate the child's gender if a neutral German first name is chosen, then a second name must be added that is gender specific.
must not cross gender a boy's name cannot typically be chosen for a girl and vice versa (with the exception of Maria, which can be placed as a boy's second name).

I disagree with the first rule, because it doesn't feel like the kind of rule that should exist in a free society. I agree with the second rule. I disagree with the third rule, for the same reason as the first rule. I disagree with the fourth rule, which just seems kinda silly, plus there are a few good gender neutral names, in places like Britain and America. I basically agree with the fifth rule, although social justice warriors probably wouldn't (what a surprise).

What do you think of them? Good rules or bad rules?

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