Is there a law to forbid one to name their child, or change their own name to a curse (ie 4-letter) word?

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Is there a law to forbid one to name their childs, or change their own name, to a curse (ie 4-letter) word?

Supposing there has been a time where someone such as royalty (king/pharaoh) had decreed a name taboo or forbidden for whatever reason, does anyone know of any names that are now extinct?...And I mean a universal name, and not one specific to one nationality.

Answer 1

Your child called d!ck, sh!t or c*nt wouldn't be too happy if it was within the law. I'd recommend parentcide.

Answer 2

I'm not sure about naming a baby, but I know that to legally change your name, it requires the approval of a judge. And there are several documented cases where petitions to have a name changed were denied. In particular, back in the 1990 there was a case in California were this black guy unsuccessfully tried to change his name to "Mr. N......"

Answer 3

Was there not a case somewhere a few years back where a couple had to change their childs name cause they wanted to call it Adolf Hitler? I seem to remember it happening but the law stepped in. It might have been somewhere in Europe.

Answer 4

Change your name to Question Mark.

Answer 5

You have the right to call yourself any name you want and your child

Answer 6

My Grandad used to call me c0ck all the time...

Every time I saw him he would always say "alright c0ck how you doing?"

Answer 7

there is no law
which name were you thnking of?