"My son's name is Holden Commodore," she begins. "Originally we wanted to call him Commodore, but that's illegal in Australia." (FYI, it's a banned name because Commodore in this country refers to a very high-ranking Navy official.)
Like a lot of countries, Australia has adopted the three-name concept of registering names, which consists of a first or given name, a middle name, and a surname. The surname, by law, has to take the surname of the parents, while the given name and middle name are at the parents discretion.
Ten examples of prohibited baby names reportedly include King, Queen, Jesus Christ, III, Santa Claus, Majesty, Adolf Hitler, Messiah, the symbol @ and 1069. Other names that can be rejected from birth certificates are names that reference trademarked brands, according to usbirthcertificates.com.
Technically, if you want to, there's nothing that can stop you. That being said, it would be a terrible name to give your kid, and I can assure you the moment that they turn 18 they'll begin trying to change their name.
Is it illegal for a person not to have a name? It is illegal. A baby cannot leave the hospital without a name.
The name Charlotte might be fit for a princess, but the lovely sounding moniker isn't welcome everywhere. In fact, Portugal specifically bans parents from using it, along with other popular picks like Emily, William and Michael.
There are also a number of terms for Australia, such as: Aussie, Oz, Lucky Country, and land of the long weekend.
Colloquial names for Australia include “Oz” and “the Land Down Under” (usually shortened to just “Down Under”). Other epithets include “the Great Southern Land”, “the Lucky Country”, “the Sunburnt Country”, and “the Wide Brown Land”. The latter two both derive from Dorothea Mackellar's 1908 poem “My Country”.
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas.
Ikea (Australia)
In Victoria, Australia (home of Stuck On You HQ), there are restrictions in place forbidding names that are obscene, offensive, or are established by repute and usage – presumably the latter being the reason that Ikea was vetoed.
III, Jesus Christ, Adolf Hilter, Santa Claus and @ were all ruled illegal by courts in the U.S.
Ikea (Australia)
The names can't be “obscene or offensive”; they can't be “contrary to the public interest”; and they can't be “established by repute or usage.” It's this last rule that prohibits Aussies from naming their children after the famous furniture retailer.
The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
Don't worry: you've got until six weeks after your baby is born to register a name, so there's no harm in waiting to meet your baby before choosing. Many newborns seem to choose their own names simply by suiting them.
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