A Girl Without a Name

Hah! I'm from the Philippines too and the names can be really unusual and funny. I'd say cause I have a very unusual name. People find it so hard to spell and pronounce it and it's really long too. Well. Can't do anything about it. When I graduated from college, I had some batch mates who had trouble with their names, some of them even had "baby boy/baby girl" on their name. Like for example his name is "baby boy John gonzales" or something like that, when they had a lot of trouble fixing them. It's sad actually. Anyway, for the girl with no name, I think that will be good book title or movie title haha. I'd read that. :D

What? That is the most ridiculous name I've ever heard. And why did the parents not do anything about it so the girl will have a name? How is she going to school or function normally? How do people call her?

I don't think it's right that the fifteen year old has NO name, I think the parents had the responsibility to change it. How will this girl get a job and how is she registered in school if she has no name? I do think there should be some regulations because it is shameful the names that some parents choose to label their children with forever. I know there was a case in the United States where two parents were fined and told to change their children's names because they named them after the rooms that they were conceived in: bathroom, living room, etc. I don't think that's right because the child will never be taken seriously as they grow up.

So the government has an official list of names- that is something. Thanks that this kind of rules is not observed here in our country. Or else we could have ended with students,pupils with same names.

It is really a bad example. Everybody must have at least one name. There are people, who has more than one names. Malaysian and Arabian people's names are very long and it is difficult to remember their names. But they call them by their short/nick names. Have a blessed weekend.

In Greece there are no rules but it is expected that the first grandchild will be named after the grandfather or grandmother. People get very upset if their names are not passed on in this way. Names tend to be those of ancient gods or heroes here, some islands with a patron saint will have a large population all named after the saint. Rather like Jones in Wales! Although I have no idea why Jones is so popular. In some cases, when parents choose the strangest names for their children I think there may be some case for guidance, whatever the authority might be.

I can't open the link but anyway, what a poor child without a registered name. I don't think it's not right but it's their national policy unless someone have to protest on that.

I am so surprised to hear that. As Iceland is not that undeveloped country. It is not like some countries which people prefer to have boys much more. So it is strange that in that country a 15 years old girl even doesn't have a name. This is so weird. Here the parents need to decide the names for the new born baby in a month.

I cannot believe that there is a law like that. But I know for a fact somewhere in Africa, they can change their name if their father die, something like that.

That is really sad that in some countries people aren't allowed to name their children what they want. People should have that right. So now the little girl has no name because of those stupid rules. Poor girl and poor parents.

i feel sorry for that girl who has name. how do parents call her? how come that country created such "i dontknow" policy ? that names should be approve first by the goverment? where is democracy there?

If there was a set rule for naming a child, why would a couple want to name their child that is not included in the list? And why would the parents be just happy not to give the child another name if what they had in mind was not allowed? The parents obviously weren't thinking straight. I would be mad at my parents if I grew up having no name. So how would people call her? "PSSSTTT"?

Thanks for that piece of information, belle. I didn't know that there is a country who dictates what the name of the baby is. And like you said, here in our country, we can name our babies , with the name of our choice. Thus, there are babies named, Jollibee, Honda, Zuzuki etc. I have yet to hear one, named Tide!

In my opinion, we should all be given the right and freedom to name whatever name that we want or feel like having. Living without a name is like living without actually existing in this world. I do know that some countries they would prohibit certain names which are associated with royal family or sensitive figure. I can understand that but in other cases, we should make the call to the names we want.

Overall, I don't think that there should be a list of names that you are allowed to give to your child. For example while my brother and sister have names that are relatively common, my name is a name that I've never in my life met anyone that shared with me. That is because of the fact that my parents made my name up themselves. With that all said, I do think that there are some names that parents should not give to their children for moral reasons. A couple examples of this would be naming your child Lucifer or Adolph Hitler.

All of us have rights in naming in our own child, but if it is from government and its a law then, what can we do about it? There is hope if we rebel, but it depends on society I guess. People is also the one who cultivate their culture and pass it to generation up to generation and so, if this is their culture and society treat them as a social norm because they just follow what government said to them, then no one can stop them.

I cannot open the link. I suppose she has a family name, but no official name. We had an official list in France -- very large, as all the names in various calendars and antiquity were allowed ; the republican calendar had first names like Bean, Wheat or Potato --, but actually the rule is that only names that can be later harmful to the baby can be refused in my country, when the baby is declared at the town hall. If the parents don't want at this moment to give another one, a baby can have no first name officially and he will have to go to a court to choose one himself at majority age -- or his parents before his majority --. It is very rare, as mayors are generally lax here, and it is why many people are going later to a court to change their first name when it is ridiculous. It is difficult to imagine that some parents are making puns when they are choosing a name for their baby, but it exists...

In my country you are officially not allowed to give every name you like either. Within 3 days after the birth you have to go to the city hall to tell date of birth plus name(s). It's up to the official if he/she agrees with it. So with my youngest two I was afraid they would not accept it either (since their names are not typicall dutch). Today I heard in the news about weird names. One family told they did find it hard to pick out a name for their 3rd child. So they wanted to call him: Next (yes this English word).. their family name is: borrel (drink). So the boys name is: Next Drink. The official did refuse that name and was later on consulting coworkers. In the end the name was accepted afterall. I agree it's up to the parents what name they give. What now might not be a common name can be one in a few years. BTW if it comes to names it's a good thing I live in a country full of foreigners and the officials do deal with many names not common/being typicall dutch at all.

That is really a sad thing scenario, she doesn't have a name. But then, it is their own system. If they can have a system that will allow the person to have a name with proper due process. Then it would not a dilemma.

What a rule! Well, we couldn't say anything foolish about other countries rules. Just thankful that we aren't citizen of that country. Well, here in the Philippines we can choose whatever name we want to give to our child and it doesn't matter even the name comes from nowhere... Whatever suits us will suits us!