Light Breeze aka Stulka aka Blaer
I am a little bit conflicted over the idea that a girl called Blaer by her family and Stulka by the government is going to court in Iceland for official approval of her name.
I was not aware that 1,853 approved names for girls and 1,712 approved names for boys. There is a committee that approves names that are not on the list.
Denmark, and Germany have similar committees and rules regarding names given to children.
Iceland should be able to do as it wishes. I'm sure that the committee will either add the name to the list, reject the new name or make some other compromise. After all, Halldor Laxness used Blaer as the name for a female character and it would seem possible that other girls or boys might have been named Blaer also even though the country is relatively small. The Icelandic language police might be confused by using a masculine noun as a female name but that should be trumped by the last name of dottir or son suffix on the last name as is customary.
Given all the changes in the world and the rapidity of change that is happening, there are much bigger fish to fry and this should be resolved quickly or ignored. Can you imagine a girl in the U.S. applying for a passport or driver's license with a first name of "Girl" .
Onward
I was not aware that 1,853 approved names for girls and 1,712 approved names for boys. There is a committee that approves names that are not on the list.
Denmark, and Germany have similar committees and rules regarding names given to children.
Iceland should be able to do as it wishes. I'm sure that the committee will either add the name to the list, reject the new name or make some other compromise. After all, Halldor Laxness used Blaer as the name for a female character and it would seem possible that other girls or boys might have been named Blaer also even though the country is relatively small. The Icelandic language police might be confused by using a masculine noun as a female name but that should be trumped by the last name of dottir or son suffix on the last name as is customary.
Given all the changes in the world and the rapidity of change that is happening, there are much bigger fish to fry and this should be resolved quickly or ignored. Can you imagine a girl in the U.S. applying for a passport or driver's license with a first name of "Girl" .
Onward
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